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31-1120 Home Health and Personal Care Aides

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Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northwest Minnesota	7,380	260	$18.70/hr	$15.70/hr	$17.57/hr	$18.36/hr	$19.26/hr	$22.03/hr
EDR 1 - Northwest	730	74	$18.88/hr	$16.83/hr	$17.18/hr	$18.24/hr	$21.43/hr	$22.17/hr
EDR 2 - Headwaters	1,110	101	$18.45/hr	$15.35/hr	$16.85/hr	$18.28/hr	$19.14/hr	$22.23/hr
EDR 5 - North Central	2,790	160	$18.48/hr	$15.68/hr	$17.57/hr	$18.36/hr	$19.11/hr	$21.79/hr
EDR 4 - West Central	2,750	160	$18.99/hr	$16.86/hr	$17.70/hr	$18.54/hr	$19.35/hr	$22.03/hr
Minnesota	128,680	2,445	$19.61/hr	$16.27/hr	$18.05/hr	$18.92/hr	$21.60/hr	$23.00/hr
U S	4,305,810	12,917	$17.80/hr	$13.33/hr	$15.74/hr	$17.65/hr	$19.46/hr	$22.20/hr

Leading Industries for Home Health and Personal Care Aides

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Financial Activities	N/A	N/A
Professional and Business Services	410	$16.13/hr
Education and Health Services	127,650	$18.91/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	N/A	N/A
Other Services	N/A	N/A
Public Administration	600	$28.73/hr

Other Regional Data for Home Health and Personal Care Aides

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2024-2034
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	1,350	$20.25/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	1,710	$18.39/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	2,130	$18.31/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	3,130	$18.69/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	3,140	$18.29/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	3,170	$18.52/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	4,260	$19.36/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	4,420	$18.40/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	5,660	$17.94/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	5,690	$18.27/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	5,950	$18.35/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	6,490	$18.13/hr	10.7%
Northwest Minnesota	7,380	$18.36/hr	12.2%
Southwest Minnesota	7,530	$18.58/hr	9.6%
Southeast Minnesota	7,570	$18.85/hr	11.8%
Central Minnesota	11,500	$18.90/hr	13.4%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	87,350	$19.11/hr	15.1%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	93,560	$19.15/hr	N/A
Minnesota	128,680	$18.92/hr	14.4%