Career profile · SOC 31-1122.00

Personal Care Aides

Provide personalized assistance to individuals with disabilities or illness who require help with personal care and activities of daily living support (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and ambulation). May also provide help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry. Work is performed in various settings depending on the needs of the care recipient and may include locations such as their home, place of work, out in the community, or at a daytime nonresidential facility.

Personal Care Aides provide personalized assistance to individuals with disabilities or illness who require help with personal care and activities of daily living support (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and ambulation). The role shows low AI exposure (0.21 on a 0-1 scale) — the role's core work resists automation.

AI exposure
2.1/10
automation risk

Frequently asked questions

What does Personal Care Aides do?

Provide personalized assistance to individuals with disabilities or illness who require help with personal care and activities of daily living support (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and ambulation). May also provide help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry.

Will AI replace Personal Care Aides?

Our AI-durability model gives Personal Care Aides a score of 0.21 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at low AI exposure — the role's core work resists current-generation automation. It's a comparatively AI-durable choice within its field.

How hard is it to enter this field?

Personal Care Aides has moderate barrier to entry — moderately gated — a bachelor's degree or equivalent training is typically required.

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