State Chart Book on Wages for Personal Care Aides, 2002-2012
Fact Sheet
December 1, 2013
This fact sheet provides a state-by-state view of trends in wages for personal care aides (PCAs), a key job title within the direct care workforce. Prepared as a resource guide on wages for advocates and policymakers concerned with the direct care workforce, the fact sheet underscores the problem of low wages for PCAs, factors which contribute to workforce instability and near-poverty incomes for this high-demand workforce.