Job outlook for direct care professionals in the United States

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

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

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

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

• There are over 210,994 direct care professionals currently employed in the United States.

• There are 122,720 active direct care professional job openings in the US.

• The average direct care professional salary is $30,233.

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

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