Job outlook for direct care aides in the United States

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

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

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

• Direct care aide salaries have increased 26% for direct care aides in the last 5 years.

• There are over 280,468 direct care aides currently employed in the United States.

• There are 178,038 active direct care aide job openings in the US.

• The average direct care aide salary is $30,429.

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

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