Home Health Aides
Occupation · SOC 2018 31-1121 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 31-1121
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.08%
- Applications on record
- 9,604
- FY2025
- 1,244
- Median offered wage
- $45,760
- Certified (last three years)
- 86.8%
- Main route
- PERM labour certification
Median wage$45,760certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Home Health Aides (SOC 31-1121). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Home Health Aides
Data table
| FY2008 | 538 |
| FY2009 | 317 |
| FY2010 | 459 |
| FY2011 | 298 |
| FY2012 | 177 |
| FY2013 | 83 |
| FY2014 | 106 |
| FY2015 | 290 |
| FY2016 | 483 |
| FY2017 | 342 |
| FY2018 | 439 |
| FY2019 | 396 |
| FY2020 | 367 |
| FY2021 | 489 |
| FY2022 | 521 |
| FY2023 | 685 |
| FY2024 | 1,244 |
| FY2025 | 1,244 |
| FY2026* | 1,126 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1,113 |
| FY2025 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 1,209 |
| FY2024 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 1,191 |
| FY2023 | 7 | 27 | 9 | 642 |
| FY2022 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 483 |
| FY2021 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 465 |
| FY2020 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 355 |
| FY2019 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 385 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 430 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 335 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 479 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 278 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 100 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 76 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 166 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 289 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 457 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 317 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 538 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Sweet Virginia Care, LLC358
- Opportunity of North Central Wisconsin, Inc.150
- Care With Love LLC104
- X-treme Care, LLC103
- 3B Enterprises Dba Home Instead Senior Care101
- Home Instead Senior Care93
- Foreside Management Company88
- Epic Home Care Inc DBA Home Instead Senior Care85
- Executive Logistics LLC83
- RX Staffing and Home Care74
- Solomon International Inc. dba FirstLight Home Ca70
- Prestonwood Home Healthcare LLC69
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Home Health Aides: applications by worksite state
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Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| CA | 4,486 |
| VA | 740 |
| WI | 425 |
| TX | 258 |
| NY | 244 |
| IN | 222 |
| IL | 217 |
| NJ | 211 |
| CO | 203 |
| FL | 186 |
| MI | 180 |
| AZ | 164 |
| WA | 164 |
| PA | 160 |
| KY | 124 |
| MN | 115 |
| MD | 98 |
| AL | 97 |
| NV | 90 |
| GA | 88 |
| NC | 74 |
| SC | 73 |
| OH | 69 |
| NH | 56 |
| OR | 50 |
| MA | 45 |
| MP | 37 |
| AR | 35 |
| OK | 32 |
| UT | 22 |
| AK | 13 |
| VT | 11 |
| HI | 9 |
| RI | 7 |
| CT | 6 |
| MT | 6 |
| NM | 5 |
| ME | 5 |
| TN | 3 |
| IA | 3 |
| MO | 2 |
| WY | 2 |
| DE | 2 |
| NE | 2 |
| PR | 2 |
| DC | 2 |
| WV | 1 |
| MS | 1 |
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA1,526
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,154
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV693
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA407
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ407
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA398
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN208
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA196
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO167
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ160
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $45,760; middle half $32,760 to $60,000 · median prevailing wage $32,344 (marker) · 16 applications.
- Level I9
- Level II3
- Level III1
- Level IV13
- Home Health Aide11
- Caregiver9
- Direct Support Professional5
- Home Health Aides4
- Senior Care Professional3
- Health Care Aide3
- Clinical Supervisor3
- Care Manager2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
- Manchester-Nashua, NH
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Rice Lake, WI
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Vallejo, CA
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Wausau-Weston, WI
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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