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Occupational Report
for Home Health Aides (31-1011)
, Oregon Statewide
Occupational Description
Provide routine, personal healthcare, such as bathing, dressing, or grooming, to elderly, convalescent, or disabled persons in the home of patients or in a residential care facility.
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Home Health Aides
Employment Outlook
for Home Health Aides
| Statewide Employment Analysis |
2006 employment is estimated to be much larger than the statewide average. This occupation is expected to grow much faster than the statewide average. Total job openings are projected to be much higher than the statewide average.Reasonable employment opportunities exist largely due to the significant number of job openings projected for this occupation. |
Data Sources and Limitations
Current Job Openings
for Home Health Aides
There are 54 current openings for this occupation.
Openings 1 through
26 are listed below.
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State of Oregon License Information
for Home Health Aides
No statewide license is required for this occupation.
Wages
for Home Health Aides
| Region |
---------------- 2009 Wages ---------------- |
| Percentiles (hourly wages) |
Avg
Hourly
($/hr) |
Avg
Annual |
| 10th |
25th |
50th
(median) |
75th |
90th |
| Oregon Statewide |
$8.74 |
$9.16 |
$9.87 |
$11.38 |
$12.68
|
$10.43 |
$21,684 |
| Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook |
8.89 |
9.51 |
10.70 |
12.71 |
15.12
|
11.29 |
23,490 |
| Multnomah / Washington |
8.76 |
9.20 |
9.99 |
11.72 |
13.34
|
10.71 |
22,285 |
| Marion / Polk / Yamhill |
8.70 |
9.05 |
9.63 |
10.38 |
11.83
|
9.92 |
20,637 |
| Benton / Lincoln / Linn |
8.73 |
9.13 |
9.81 |
11.22 |
12.56
|
10.41 |
21,652 |
| Lane |
8.74 |
9.16 |
9.86 |
11.19 |
12.22
|
10.18 |
21,174 |
| Douglas |
8.66 |
8.96 |
9.44 |
10.12 |
11.92
|
9.80 |
20,396 |
| Coos / Curry |
8.78 |
9.24 |
10.23 |
11.34 |
12.02
|
10.24 |
21,309 |
| Jackson / Josephine |
8.71 |
9.10 |
9.76 |
10.84 |
12.50
|
10.18 |
21,171 |
| Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson |
8.77 |
9.23 |
10.14 |
11.64 |
12.79
|
10.66 |
22,173 |
| Morrow / Umatilla |
8.71 |
9.09 |
9.72 |
13.75 |
16.25
|
11.39 |
23,689 |
| Baker / Union / Wallowa |
8.81 |
9.35 |
10.22 |
11.92 |
13.14
|
10.66 |
22,171 |
| Clackamas |
8.81 |
9.34 |
10.29 |
11.63 |
12.50
|
10.47 |
21,773 |
Data Sources and Limitations
Industries of Employment
for Home Health Aides
Industry
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Ownership |
2006
Employment |
|
Total, All Industries
|
All |
8,698 |
|
Total, All Industries
|
Private |
8,648 |
|
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
|
Private |
87 |
|
Real Estate
|
Private |
87 |
|
Lessors of Real Estate
|
Private |
87 |
|
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
|
Private |
336 |
|
Administrative and Support Services
|
Private |
336 |
|
Employment Services
|
Private |
336 |
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
|
Private |
8,208 |
|
Ambulatory Health Care Services
|
Private |
651 |
|
Home Health Care Services
|
Private |
611 |
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Hospitals
|
Private |
105 |
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Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
|
Private |
6,834 |
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Nursing Care Facilities
|
Private |
340 |
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Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
|
Private |
1,984 |
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Community Care Facilities for the Elderly
|
Private |
4,317 |
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Other Residential Care Facilities
|
Private |
193 |
|
Social Assistance
|
Private |
618 |
|
Individual and Family Services
|
Private |
518 |
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Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services
|
Private |
70 |
Educational Requirements
for Home Health Aides
Workers must have short-term on-the-job training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with postsecondary training have a competitive advantage in this labor market.
Skills
for Home Health Aides
- Apply Confidentiality Procedures
- Apply Health And Sanitation Standards
- Apply Institutional Care Procedures
- Apply Nutritional Practices
- Apply Patient Care Procedures
- Apply Personal Care Procedures
- Bathe And Groom Patients
- Change And Clean Bed Linens
- Escort Individuals To Appointments Or Enrichment Activities
- Feed Patients
- Inventory Supplies, Equipment Or Merchandise
- Move And Transport Ill And Injured Persons
- Observe Patients, Report Patients' Condition And Responses To Treatment
- Perform Domestic And Cleaning Duties
- Prepare Meals
- Process Records And Maintain Forms And Files
- Provide In Home Patient Care
- Recognize Home Safety Hazards As Part Of Health Care Services
- Recognize Physical And Emotional Abuse
- Take Vital Signs
- Understand Needs Of The Elderly
- Use Isolation Procedures For Infected Laundry
- Use Medical Terminology
- Weigh Patients
- Work As A Team Member
Schools and Training Providers
for Home Health Aides
The training providers listed below offer one or more of the following programs:
IRCO Career School
631 NE 102nd Ave
Portland, OR 97220-4004
Phone: (503) 253-4042
Programs of Training:
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Career Pathway Roadmaps
for Home Health Aides
These Oregon community colleges have defined career pathway roadmaps to facilitate entry into this occupation:
Related Occupations
The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Home Health Aides matches the occupation in the list.
A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed
below.
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