Home Health Aides

SOC Code: 31-1121

Home Health Aidess maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 92.2/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Active Listening, Active Listening, Service Orientation.

AI-Proof Score: 92.3Very High
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Median Salary

$34,900

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Job Growth

N/A

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Training Time

Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)

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Job Zone

Zone 2 / 5

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Training Cost

~$5,000

Key Skills

  • Active Listening
  • Service Orientation
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Critical Thinking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Monitoring

Common Tasks

  • Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager.
  • Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming.
  • Bathe patients.
  • Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care.
  • Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert.

Why AI-Proof?

  • Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
  • Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
  • Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
  • Social and regulatory barriers to full automation