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Job Description


	Assist elderly or disabled adults with daily living activities at the person's home or in a daytime non-residential facility. Duties performed at a place of residence may include keeping house (making beds, doing laundry, washing dishes) and preparing meals. May provide meals and supervised activities at non-residential care facilities. May advise families, the elderly, and disabled on such things as nutrition, cleanliness, and household utilities.

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Job Requirements


	Experience: Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.

	Education: These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.

	Training: Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.

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Significant Points


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	Personal and Home Care Aides

Job opportunities are expected to be excellent because of rapid growth in home health care and high replacement needs. Skill requirements are low, as is the pay. About 33 percent of personal and home care aides work part time; most aides work with a number of different clients, each job lasting a few hours, days, or weeks.
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Top Ten Industries

U.S. National Figures.

Personal and home care aides
Individual and Family Services	243,910
Home Health Care Services	225,370
Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	26,680
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	24,320
Employment Services	16,320
Social Advocacy Organizations	7,450
Management of Companies and Enterprises	4,430
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	3,590
Other Personal Services	3,430
Other Residential Care Facilities	3,320

Career Video

Title: "Personal Home Care Assistants"

Duration: 01:35

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