Personal Care Aides

Low Risk
36%

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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
33%
(Low Risk)
POLLING
39%
(Low Risk, Based on 42 votes)
Average: 36%
LABOR DEMAND *
GROWTH
20.7%
by year 2033
WAGES
$33,530
or $16.12 per hour
Volume
3,689,350
as of 2023

Employment data isn't available specifically for this occupation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, so we are using the data from Home Health and Personal Care Aides.

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JOB SCORE
5.8/10
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- Job growth
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Calculated automation risk

33% (Low Risk)

Low Risk (21-40%): Jobs in this level have a limited risk of automation, as they demand a mix of technical and human-centric skills.

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Some very important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Social Perceptiveness

User poll

39% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 33% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Personal Care Aides will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Sentiment

The following graph is shown where there are enough votes to produce meaningful data. It displays user poll results over time, providing a clear indication of sentiment trends.

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Home Health and Personal Care Aides' job openings is expected to rise 20.7% by 2033

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Home Health and Personal Care Aides' was $33,530, or $16 per hour

'Home Health and Personal Care Aides' were paid 30.2% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 3,689,350 people employed as 'Home Health and Personal Care Aides' within the United States.

This represents around 2.4% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 41 people are employed as 'Home Health and Personal Care Aides'.

Job description

Provide personalized assistance to individuals with disabilities or illness who require help with personal care and activities of daily living support (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and ambulation). May also provide help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry. Work is performed in various settings depending on the needs of the care recipient and may include locations such as their home, place of work, out in the community, or at a daytime nonresidential facility.

SOC Code: 31-1122.00

Comments (7)

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Mez
31 May 2025 15:19
I'd MUCH prefer a robot help me with toileting and bathing when I'm old. Dignity kept and no risk of abuse. I worked in a hospital and there aren't enough nurses/PSW's to help patients get to the toilet so they sit there pressing the call button for 20 minutes in agony and often just 'go' in their adult diaper, it's heartbreaking. If hospitals had a fleet of toileting robots it would solve this issue and patients would be so happy, believe me.
L. (Low)
21 Mar 2025 22:02
In a profession like this direct communication and interaction is a crucial element that is hard to replicate through automation. Though not impossible there is still too much of a distance between robotics and ai to be able to send a drone or bot to a client's home or facility to aid in their physical care. Although I don't doubt it in a time way further down the road, I think it would be closer to decades down the line. But I believe this highlights the issue of PCAs being underpaid and not wanting a job that includes interaction that may not be worth the pay, especially compared to the national average pay compared to the us
Kelz (No chance)
18 Sep 2024 04:52
This profession requires human empathy
dan (No chance)
24 May 2024 22:00
How does this have a high automation risk?! How will an elderly do its business in the toilet, get dressed and be cared for without the imortant human touch. As if they want to be served by a robot.
Nico Cione (Highly likely)
20 Apr 2024 22:53
Because in the future, I want a robo-guardian.
Joshua Aitken (Low)
22 Jun 2023 21:09
People need and want the human touch and the care and compassion of caregivers over a robot.
SD (Low)
13 Feb 2023 13:17
Because in my line of work we provide ABA treatment based on individual needs and in addition to this provide care to individuals who are unable to do so themselves.
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