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Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Personal And Home Care Aides relative to the population of the city, as of 2008.
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| Metro Area | Jobs | Salary (2008) | Relative Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
ALABAMA | |||
| Gadsden | 120 | $15,840 | 1.2 |
| Decatur | 160 | $17,650 | 1 |
| Birmingham | 1,520 | $16,360 | 0.9 |
| Tuscaloosa | 170 | $17,920 | 0.6 |
| Mobile | 200 | $17,240 | 0.3 |
ALASKA | |||
| Anchorage | 2,120 | $25,020 | 4.1 |
ARIZONA | |||
| Prescott | 420 | $18,360 | 2.2 |
| Tucson | 2,340 | $21,400 | 1.9 |
| Phoenix | 9,090 | $22,270 | 1.4 |
ARKANSAS | |||
| Pine Bluff | 270 | $14,620 | 2.9 |
| Fort Smith | 830 | $18,040 | 2.2 |
| Jonesboro | 290 | $16,860 | 2 |
| Little Rock | 1,690 | $17,020 | 1.5 |
| Fayetteville | 560 | $18,040 | 0.9 |
CALIFORNIA | |||
| Chico | 650 | $19,740 | 3.1 |
| Santa Cruz | 620 | $24,180 | 2.3 |
| Stockton | 1,070 | $20,000 | 1.5 |
| Riverside | 5,180 | $20,290 | 1.2 |
| Oxnard | 1,180 | $21,830 | 1.2 |
| Vallejo | 460 | $22,790 | 1.2 |
| Santa Rosa | 620 | $26,870 | 1 |
| Bakersfield | 870 | $20,110 | 1 |
| Fresno | 1,080 | $19,450 | 1 |
| Santa Barbara | 530 | $23,960 | 1 |
| Sacramento | 2,880 | $22,930 | 1 |
| Napa | 170 | $25,920 | 0.9 |
| Redding | 170 | $22,200 | 0.8 |
| Salinas | 390 | $24,560 | 0.8 |
| San Francisco | 2,560 | $23,170 | 0.8 |
| Modesto | 390 | $19,830 | 0.7 |
| San Jose | 2,130 | $24,390 | 0.7 |
| Oakland | 2,360 | $24,470 | 0.7 |
| San Luis Obispo | 190 | $22,420 | 0.6 |
| San Diego | 2,680 | $21,080 | 0.6 |
| Santa Ana | 2,470 | $22,880 | 0.5 |
COLORADO | |||
| Pueblo | 880 | $20,420 | 5.5 |
| Grand Junction | 280 | $18,540 | 1.7 |
| Boulder | 700 | $20,550 | 1.3 |
| Denver | 5,270 | $21,890 | 1.2 |
| Colorado Springs | 980 | $20,190 | 1.2 |
| Fort Collins | 430 | $20,340 | 1.1 |
CONNECTICUT | |||
| Danbury | 430 | $21,670 | 2 |
| Waterbury | 380 | $20,390 | 1.8 |
| New Haven | 1,590 | $20,370 | 1.7 |
| Hartford | 2,970 | $21,970 | 1.5 |
| Bridgeport | 1,000 | $21,480 | 0.7 |
| Norwich | 100 | $26,710 | 0.3 |
DELAWARE | |||
| Wilmington | 350 | $21,470 | 0.3 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | |||
| Washington | 2,850 | $21,770 | 0.4 |
FLORIDA | |||
| Gainesville | 410 | $19,900 | 1.1 |
| Cape Coral | 740 | $23,770 | 1.1 |
| Jacksonville | 1,650 | $19,630 | 0.8 |
| Sarasota | 470 | $22,640 | 0.5 |
| Miami | 1,740 | $19,410 | 0.5 |
| Lakeland | 290 | $21,610 | 0.5 |
| Tampa | 1,840 | $19,740 | 0.4 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 990 | $18,910 | 0.4 |
| Tallahassee | 130 | $22,990 | 0.2 |
| Ocala | 60 | $19,350 | 0.2 |
| West Palm Beach | 320 | $19,540 | 0.2 |
| Orlando | 570 | $19,230 | 0.2 |
| Deltona | 60 | 0.1 | |
| Palm Bay | 70 | $20,310 | 0.1 |
GEORGIA | |||
| Athens | 340 | $18,000 | 1.5 |
| Gainesville | 210 | $18,040 | 1 |
| Columbus | 320 | $16,840 | 0.9 |
| Macon | 250 | $18,350 | 0.8 |
| Atlanta | 4,020 | $20,960 | 0.5 |
| Albany | 90 | $14,450 | 0.5 |
| Dalton | 40 | $18,680 | 0.2 |
HAWAII | |||
| Honolulu | 2,160 | $18,990 | 1.5 |
IDAHO | |||
| Boise | 540 | $20,180 | 0.6 |
ILLINOIS | |||
| Decatur | 240 | $17,930 | 1.7 |
| Rockford | 620 | $18,250 | 1.3 |
| Danville | 80 | $18,150 | 1.1 |
| Bloomington | 230 | $17,170 | 1.1 |
| Chicago | 13,310 | $19,590 | 1 |
| Peoria | 420 | $19,730 | 0.8 |
INDIANA | |||
| Muncie | 450 | $18,620 | 3.4 |
| Anderson | 240 | $19,490 | 2.1 |
| Terre Haute | 420 | $18,350 | 2 |
| Gary | 1,620 | $19,470 | 1.7 |
| Evansville | 950 | $20,790 | 1.7 |
| Lafayette | 370 | $19,150 | 1.6 |
| Kokomo | 160 | $17,690 | 1.6 |
| Fort Wayne | 760 | $20,150 | 1.1 |
| Elkhart | 440 | $20,210 | 1.1 |
| Indianapolis | 2,910 | $21,470 | 1 |
| South Bend | 220 | $17,560 | 0.5 |
| Columbus | 60 | $20,000 | 0.5 |
IOWA | |||
| Ames | 220 | $21,030 | 2 |
| Iowa City | 370 | $20,440 | 1.7 |
| Waterloo | 330 | $21,830 | 1.2 |
| Davenport | 520 | $18,160 | 0.9 |
| Cedar Rapids | 230 | $19,100 | 0.5 |
| Des Moines | 580 | $26,280 | 0.5 |
KANSAS | |||
| Lawrence | 780 | $17,670 | 5.9 |
| Topeka | 1,210 | $18,770 | 3.5 |
| Wichita | 2,850 | $18,340 | 2.8 |
KENTUCKY | |||
| Elizabethtown | 160 | $17,150 | 1.3 |
| Louisville | 1,200 | $18,200 | 0.6 |
| Lexington | 450 | $18,430 | 0.6 |
LOUISIANA | |||
| Alexandria | 1,060 | $18,470 | 5.9 |
| Monroe | 1,170 | $15,080 | 4.8 |
| Lafayette | 920 | $16,660 | 2 |
| Baton Rouge | 2,200 | $16,940 | 1.8 |
| Shreveport | 970 | $17,030 | 1.7 |
| Houma | 410 | $16,910 | 1.4 |
| Lake Charles | 280 | $13,870 | 1 |
| New Orleans | 1,140 | $16,680 | 0.7 |
MAINE | |||
| Bangor | 630 | $23,820 | 3.3 |
| Portland | 1,930 | $19,650 | 2.9 |
| Lewiston | 400 | $21,800 | 2.8 |
MARYLAND | |||
| Cumberland | 120 | $15,370 | 1.2 |
| Salisbury | 170 | $19,520 | 1.1 |
| Bethesda | 1,280 | $21,360 | 0.7 |
| Hagerstown | 150 | $19,070 | 0.5 |
| Baltimore | 1,550 | $22,310 | 0.3 |
MASSACHUSETTS | |||
| Barnstable | 770 | $24,510 | 2.4 |
| Springfield | 2,130 | $24,320 | 2.1 |
| Pittsfield | 180 | $22,810 | 1.9 |
| Leominster | 250 | $22,660 | 1.7 |
| Lawrence | 230 | $24,130 | 1.3 |
| Worcester | 770 | $24,430 | 0.9 |
| Framingham | 470 | $25,240 | 0.9 |
| Lowell | 300 | $23,480 | 0.8 |
| Brockton | 190 | $26,800 | 0.7 |
| New Bedford | 110 | $26,460 | 0.6 |
| Haverhill | 60 | $27,070 | 0.3 |
MICHIGAN | |||
| Jackson | 470 | $18,440 | 3 |
| Ann Arbor | 870 | $23,570 | 1.6 |
| Muskegon | 210 | $19,950 | 1.2 |
| Lansing | 690 | $20,860 | 1.1 |
| Monroe | 120 | $19,850 | 1.1 |
| Warren | 4,040 | $22,450 | 1 |
| Grand Rapids | 1,120 | $20,350 | 0.9 |
| Niles | 160 | $22,200 | 0.9 |
| Saginaw | 200 | $18,230 | 0.9 |
| Detroit | 2,030 | $19,780 | 0.8 |
| Flint | 360 | $20,700 | 0.8 |
| Holland | 40 | $20,630 | 0.1 |
MINNESOTA | |||
| St. Cloud | 1,240 | $25,820 | 3.9 |
| Rochester | 1,000 | $22,650 | 3.5 |
| Duluth | 1,220 | $21,880 | 3 |
MISSISSIPPI | |||
| Jackson | 400 | $21,050 | 0.5 |
| Pascagoula | 50 | $16,300 | 0.4 |
MISSOURI | |||
| Joplin | 860 | $17,770 | 3.5 |
| St. Joseph | 270 | $19,490 | 1.8 |
| Columbia | 340 | $23,820 | 1.3 |
| St. Louis | 6,070 | $19,290 | 1.3 |
| Jefferson City | 260 | $18,590 | 1.2 |
| Springfield | 680 | $17,090 | 1.1 |
| Kansas City | 3,730 | $19,770 | 1.1 |
MONTANA | |||
| Missoula | 590 | $20,300 | 3.8 |
| Great Falls | 270 | $20,960 | 2.8 |
NEBRASKA | |||
| Lincoln | 250 | $17,680 | 0.5 |
| Omaha | 410 | $18,280 | 0.3 |
NEVADA | |||
| Reno | 960 | $21,290 | 1.4 |
| Las Vegas | 1,960 | $22,960 | 0.6 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE | |||
| Manchester | 460 | $22,830 | 1.4 |
| Nashua | 600 | $22,790 | 1.3 |
| Portsmouth | 150 | $17,820 | 0.9 |
| Rochester | 40 | $20,210 | 0.2 |
NEW JERSEY | |||
| Vineland | 330 | $36,710 | 1.9 |
| Camden | 1,170 | $27,060 | 0.7 |
| Edison | 1,620 | $25,100 | 0.5 |
| Newark | 1,540 | $26,010 | 0.4 |
| Trenton | 230 | $21,060 | 0.3 |
| Atlantic City | 70 | $19,980 | 0.1 |
NEW MEXICO | |||
| Farmington | 1,300 | $21,780 | 8.4 |
| Las Cruces | 1,440 | $18,550 | 7.8 |
| Albuquerque | 4,140 | $19,550 | 3.2 |
| Santa Fe | 230 | $17,910 | 1.2 |
NEW YORK | |||
| Kingston | 620 | $21,830 | 3.5 |
| Utica | 1,130 | $20,500 | 2.8 |
| Syracuse | 970 | $20,040 | 0.9 |
| Buffalo | 1,520 | $20,120 | 0.8 |
| Rochester | 1,260 | $19,920 | 0.7 |
| Glens Falls | 60 | $29,690 | 0.4 |
NORTH CAROLINA | |||
| Rocky Mount | 600 | $18,040 | 3.4 |
| Goldsboro | 290 | $21,640 | 2.7 |
| Greenville | 580 | $18,220 | 2.7 |
| Jacksonville | 230 | $19,060 | 2 |
| Winston-Salem | 950 | $19,170 | 1.3 |
| Burlington | 230 | $18,830 | 1.3 |
| Hickory | 640 | $17,740 | 1.2 |
| Fayetteville | 470 | $20,420 | 1.2 |
| Greensboro | 1,190 | $17,960 | 1 |
| Raleigh | 1,420 | $19,930 | 0.8 |
| Wilmington | 370 | $17,690 | 0.8 |
| Charlotte | 1,250 | $18,490 | 0.4 |
| Durham | 320 | $20,970 | 0.4 |
NORTH DAKOTA | |||
| Grand Forks | 450 | $22,060 | 3.2 |
| Bismarck | 380 | $18,510 | 2.3 |
OHIO | |||
| Youngstown | 850 | $19,120 | 1.1 |
| Dayton | 1,110 | $20,700 | 0.8 |
| Columbus | 2,690 | $21,220 | 0.8 |
| Akron | 930 | $17,340 | 0.8 |
| Toledo | 760 | $21,250 | 0.7 |
| Cincinnati | 2,370 | $20,280 | 0.7 |
| Mansfield | 100 | $20,740 | 0.6 |
| Cleveland | 2,170 | $20,460 | 0.6 |
| Lima | 80 | $19,200 | 0.5 |
| Canton | 220 | $19,860 | 0.4 |
OKLAHOMA | |||
| Oklahoma City | 4,090 | $17,240 | 2.1 |
| Tulsa | 970 | $17,350 | 0.7 |
OREGON | |||
| Corvallis | 260 | $19,800 | 3 |
| Salem | 680 | $21,430 | 1.4 |
| Portland | 3,360 | $21,690 | 1 |
| Medford | 220 | $21,600 | 0.8 |
| Eugene | 350 | $21,180 | 0.7 |
PENNSYLVANIA | |||
| Altoona | 450 | $17,430 | 2.5 |
| Scranton | 1,120 | $20,650 | 1.3 |
| York | 720 | $21,570 | 1.2 |
| Lancaster | 830 | $24,810 | 1.1 |
| Harrisburg | 1,100 | $22,770 | 1 |
| State College | 160 | $19,160 | 1 |
| Reading | 460 | $20,120 | 0.9 |
| Pittsburgh | 3,190 | $19,970 | 0.8 |
| Philadelphia | 4,940 | $24,370 | 0.8 |
| Allentown | 520 | $21,850 | 0.5 |
RHODE ISLAND | |||
| Providence | 1,510 | $21,680 | 0.8 |
SOUTH CAROLINA | |||
| Greenville | 1,330 | $18,540 | 1.3 |
| Myrtle Beach | 420 | $19,320 | 1.1 |
| Charleston | 930 | $19,740 | 1 |
| Columbia | 840 | $18,120 | 0.7 |
| Florence | 120 | $17,670 | 0.5 |
SOUTH DAKOTA | |||
| Sioux Falls | 360 | $20,210 | 0.8 |
| Rapid City | 140 | $19,170 | 0.7 |
TENNESSEE | |||
| Kingsport | 1,040 | $17,690 | 2.9 |
| Jackson | 350 | $16,040 | 2 |
| Memphis | 2,280 | $18,370 | 1.1 |
| Knoxville | 750 | $19,940 | 0.7 |
TEXAS | |||
| McAllen | 18,530 | $14,660 | 25.7 |
| Brownsville | 8,870 | $14,430 | 22.5 |
| Laredo | 4,520 | $14,470 | 17.7 |
| Beaumont | 2,830 | $14,350 | 5.6 |
| Lubbock | 2,130 | $15,340 | 5.5 |
| El Paso | 4,460 | $14,160 | 5.1 |
| Longview | 1,390 | $15,330 | 4.8 |
| San Antonio | 12,550 | $14,590 | 4.4 |
| Killeen | 1,150 | $14,400 | 3 |
| Wichita Falls | 520 | $15,140 | 3 |
| Abilene | 550 | $15,140 | 2.9 |
| Corpus Christi | 1,580 | $14,830 | 2.8 |
| Houston | 18,520 | $15,290 | 2.1 |
| Fort Worth | 5,000 | $15,900 | 1.7 |
| Dallas | 8,070 | $14,620 | 1.1 |
| Victoria | 90 | $16,130 | 0.7 |
UTAH | |||
| Provo | 460 | $17,910 | 0.9 |
| Salt Lake City | 780 | $22,070 | 0.4 |
VERMONT | |||
| Burlington | 590 | $20,370 | 1.7 |
VIRGINIA | |||
| Roanoke | 630 | $17,230 | 1.2 |
| Blacksburg | 220 | $20,750 | 1.2 |
| Virginia Beach | 2,670 | $15,920 | 1 |
| Charlottesville | 280 | $17,680 | 1 |
| Richmond | 1,940 | $17,020 | 1 |
| Danville | 60 | $19,200 | 0.6 |
| Lynchburg | 190 | $16,100 | 0.6 |
| Winchester | 90 | $15,320 | 0.6 |
WASHINGTON | |||
| Spokane | 2,420 | $21,750 | 3.5 |
| Bellingham | 670 | $22,800 | 2.7 |
| Seattle | 9,090 | $23,660 | 1.9 |
WEST VIRGINIA | |||
| Wheeling | 640 | $16,930 | 3.4 |
| Morgantown | 340 | $16,890 | 2.5 |
| Parkersburg | 430 | $15,650 | 2 |
| Charleston | 910 | $17,170 | 1.9 |
| Huntington | 680 | $16,740 | 1.9 |
WISCONSIN | |||
| Janesville | 850 | $18,850 | 4.3 |
| Fond du Lac | 300 | $20,240 | 2.4 |
| Wausau | 440 | $21,190 | 2.2 |
| La Crosse | 420 | $21,090 | 2 |
| Green Bay | 1,060 | $21,220 | 2 |
| Eau Claire | 440 | $19,010 | 1.9 |
| Milwaukee | 5,080 | $20,490 | 1.8 |
| Madison | 1,910 | $21,760 | 1.7 |
| Sheboygan | 280 | $18,750 | 1.6 |
| Appleton | 330 | $20,890 | 0.9 |
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Industries representing at least 1% of total jobs for the occupation.
| Industry | Jobs | Percent | Salary (2008) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Service | 273,630 | 48% | $20,270 |
| Medical Office | 230,470 | 40% | $16,600 |
| Office Services And Staffing | 20,180 | 3% | $20,980 |
| Government | 15,080 | 2% | $22,010 |
| Non-Profit | 10,390 | 1% | $19,550 |
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