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Overview
Home care aides support people at home with daily personal care, meals, communication, mobility and medication routines according to instructions from health professionals.
In job descriptions, look for hygiene support, feeding, companionship, grocery errands, household tasks, monitoring health changes, disability support and clear reporting routines.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Work happens in private homes and focuses on daily autonomy, personal routines and safe support. Tasks can include hygiene, meals, companionship, communication, errands, simple household work and observing health changes.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include disability care, older adults needs, first response, active listening, assisting mobility, preparing ready-made dishes, buying groceries, keeping company and reporting health observations clearly.
Salary context
Salary context depends on visit length, schedule pattern, travel between homes, personal care responsibility, medication routines, night or weekend work and how much independent judgement the aide uses.
Career paths
Paths can move toward personal care work, disability support, older-adult services, coordination of home visits, care team leadership or further training in health and social care support.
Good to know
Check adverts for visit routines, lone working, lifting, hygiene tasks, meal support, medication instructions, documentation, transport requirements and how urgent health concerns are escalated.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for home care aide work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 3
Home Health Aides
31-1121.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
Open in O*NETLicensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
29-2061.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETPersonal Care Aides
31-1122.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
Home-based personal care workers (5322)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1391bdf9-bd61-4fb5-91ca-c29036ab2b60 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 5322.1 |
| ISCO group | 5322 |
| Concept type | Occupation |