Selected Geography: Florida

Standard Occupational(SOC) Code: 399021
Standard Occupational(SOC) Title: Personal and Home Care Aides

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.

Wages for Year 2010
Entry Average Experienced
$17,039.79$20,101.54$21,631.91

Occupational Projections
2017 Projected
Employment
Annual
Growth Rate
Annual
Total Openings
16,9884.63%765

Skills Description
Social PerceptivenessBeing aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Active ListeningGiving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
CoordinationAdjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Service OrientationActively looking for ways to help people.
Time ManagementManaging one's own time and the time of others.

Knowledge Description
Customer and Personal ServiceKnowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
English LanguageKnowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.


Experience Definition
Overall ExperienceSome 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.
Job TrainingEmployees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.
EducationThese 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.

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Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants and Baggage Porters


Source: Agency for Workforce Innovation - Labor Market Statistics
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