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Personal Care Aides

Occupation · SOC 2018 31-1122 · United States

SOC 2018 code
31-1122
Share of U.S. applications
0.04%
Applications on record
4,849
FY2025
1,699
Median offered wage
$35,180
Certified (last three years)
89.6%
Main route
PERM labour certification
Median wage$35,180certified 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 Personal Care Aides (SOC 31-1122). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Personal Care Aides

8501,699FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
8501,699FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008138
FY200958
FY201091
FY201141
FY201238
FY201336
FY201441
FY201547
FY201654
FY201769
FY2018211
FY2019117
FY2020177
FY2021138
FY2022340
FY2023375
FY2024380
FY20251,699
FY2026*799
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*7131778
FY2025142481,653
FY202410358327
FY20239323331
FY202211361292
FY2021291126
FY2020850164
FY2019245106
FY20180181192
FY2017012156
FY201606048
FY2015011333
FY2014016817
FY201307029
FY201207130
FY201108033
FY201000487
FY200900058
FY2008000138
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.

Applications by employer
  1. Devoted Guardians Inc270
  2. Homes for Independent Living of Wisconsin LLC206
  3. Hoosier Care Inc.121
  4. 1st Senior Cares, LLC110
  5. RGAC Enterprises, Inc.106
  6. Evergreen Retirement Community, Inc.101
  7. Marsh Country Health Alliance96
  8. Paragon Community Services LLC72
  9. First One Group, LLC71
  10. Amicable Healthcare, Inc.70
  11. Prader-Willi Homes of Oconomowoc LLC63
  12. Home Care Therapies, LLC d/b/a Horizon Healthcare Staffing62
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).

Personal Care Aides: applications by worksite state

1+4+13+60+120+
1+4+13+60+120+
Data table
StateApplications
WI850
CA629
IL390
GA312
AZ299
FL183
VA147
NY143
WA138
NJ124
MN120
PA101
IN98
TX96
MD96
CO92
MA79
MI75
OH74
MP60
NC51
AL39
OR34
AR32
LA25
CT22
NV15
TN14
KS14
UT13
SC12
MO11
AK11
HI10
DC9
NH8
ID5
SD4
PR4
NM4
RI3
OK3
NE2
ND1
WV1
IA1
MT1
ME1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA255
  2. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ254
  3. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA251
  4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN224
  5. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ215
  6. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI168
  7. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV167
  8. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA134
  9. Oshkosh-Neenah, WI128
  10. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI114
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 $35,180; middle half $28,418 to $39,650 · median prevailing wage $28,912 (marker) · 8 applications.

$20k$30k$40k$50k$60k
$20k$30k$40k$50k$60k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I8
  2. Level IV4
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Caregiver12
  2. Personal Care Aide4
  3. Home Health & Personal Care Aide3
  4. Direct Support Professional2
  5. In-home Aide2
  6. Healthcare Worker2
  7. Home Care Aid2
  8. Home Health Aide1
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
  • Beaver Dam, WI
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
  • Fort Wayne, IN
  • Green Bay, WI
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Madison, WI
  • Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  • Sheboygan, WI
  • Sterling, IL
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
  • Watertown-Fort Atkinson, 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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