Job outlook for care providers in the United States

Care provider job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected care provider job growth rate is 36% from 2018-2028.

• About 1,185,800 new jobs for care providers are projected over the next decade.

• Care provider salaries have increased 26% for care providers in the last 5 years.

• There are over 642,888 care providers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 169,562 active care provider job openings in the US.

• The average care provider salary is $29,652.

Compare the number of care provider jobs and the average care provider salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of care provider job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where care providers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.