Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

31-1120 Home Health and Personal Care Aides

Occupational Description:

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southeast Minnesota	7,570	238	$19.59/hr	$17.33/hr	$18.08/hr	$18.85/hr	$21.67/hr	$22.88/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 2022-2032
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	13.9%