{ "batch": "1579-job-discovery-care-elder-and-companion-angle-boards", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r1579_job_discovery_care_elder_and_companion_angle_boards_bls_home_health_aide_median_wage", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Home Health Aides: job_overview", "summary": "Home Health Aides earned a median annual wage of $35,800 in 2025", "body": "Home Health Aides earned a median annual wage of $35,800 in 2025\n\nWhat U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Median wages (2025) $17.21 hourly, $35,800 annual”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/31-1121.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-05", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Median wages (2025) $17.21 hourly, $35,800 annual", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1579-job-discovery-care-elder-and-companion-angle-boards", "subject": "Home Health Aides", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "us", "job": { "job_name": "Home Health Aide", "category": "Care work", "what_it_is": "Monitor health status of individuals with disabilities or illness, address health-related needs, provide assistance with routine healthcare tasks and activities of daily living", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "could_not_verify", "typical_pay_range": "$35,800 annual median wage (2025)", "pay_unit": "annual", "where_to_find_work": "Healthcare facilities, Private households, Elder care services", "adjacent_jobs": "Personal Care Aide, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Home Health Aide, Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA)" }, "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.fees" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r1579_job_discovery_care_elder_and_companion_angle_boards_bls_nursing_assistant_median_wage", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Nursing Assistants: job_overview", "summary": "Nursing Assistants earned a median annual wage of $42,260 in 2025", "body": "Nursing Assistants earned a median annual wage of $42,260 in 2025\n\nWhat U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Median wages (2025) $20.32 hourly, $42,260 annual”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/31-1131.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-05", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Median wages (2025) $20.32 hourly, $42,260 annual", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1579-job-discovery-care-elder-and-companion-angle-boards", "subject": "Nursing Assistants", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "us", "job": { "job_name": "Nursing Assistant", "category": "Care work", "what_it_is": "Provide basic care and support under the direction of licensed nursing staff, including health monitoring, feeding, bathing, dressing, and ambulation", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "could_not_verify", "typical_pay_range": "$42,260 annual median wage (2025)", "pay_unit": "annual", "where_to_find_work": "Healthcare facilities, Nursing homes, Senior living communities", "adjacent_jobs": "Home Health Aide, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Patient Care Assistant (PCA)" }, "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.fees" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r1579_job_discovery_care_elder_and_companion_angle_boards_bls_food_prep_worker_median_wage", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Food Preparation Workers: job_overview", "summary": "Food Preparation Workers earned a median annual wage of $35,320 in 2025", "body": "Food Preparation Workers earned a median annual wage of $35,320 in 2025\n\nWhat U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Median wages (2025) $16.98 hourly, $35,320 annual”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/35-2021.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-05", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Median wages (2025) $16.98 hourly, $35,320 annual", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1579-job-discovery-care-elder-and-companion-angle-boards", "subject": "Food Preparation Workers", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "us", "job": { "job_name": "Food Preparation Worker", "category": "Care work", "what_it_is": "Perform food preparation duties other than cooking, including preparing cold foods, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "could_not_verify", "typical_pay_range": "$35,320 annual median wage (2025)", "pay_unit": "annual", "where_to_find_work": "Restaurants, Healthcare facilities, Food service establishments", "adjacent_jobs": "Cook, Line Cook, Food Service Aide" }, "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.fees" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r1579_job_discovery_care_elder_and_companion_angle_boards_bls_childcare_worker_median_wage", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Childcare Workers: job_overview", "summary": "Childcare Workers earned a median annual wage of $34,980 in 2025", "body": "Childcare Workers earned a median annual wage of $34,980 in 2025\n\nWhat U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Median wages (2025) $16.82 hourly, $34,980 annual”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/39-9011.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-05", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Median wages (2025) $16.82 hourly, $34,980 annual", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1579-job-discovery-care-elder-and-companion-angle-boards", "subject": "Childcare Workers", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "us", "job": { "job_name": "Childcare Worker", "category": "Care work", "what_it_is": "Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions, performing various tasks including dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "could_not_verify", "typical_pay_range": "$34,980 annual median wage (2025)", "pay_unit": "annual", "where_to_find_work": "Schools, Childcare institutions, Private households", "adjacent_jobs": "Daycare Teacher, Nanny, Child Caregiver" }, "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.fees" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r1579_job_discovery_care_elder_and_companion_angle_boards_bls_personal_care_service_workers_median_wage", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other: job_overview", "summary": "Personal Care and Service Workers earned a median annual wage of $41,600 in 2025", "body": "Personal Care and Service Workers earned a median annual wage of $41,600 in 2025\n\nWhat U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Median wages (2025) $20.00 hourly, $41,600 annual”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/39-9099.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-05", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Median wages (2025) $20.00 hourly, $41,600 annual", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1579-job-discovery-care-elder-and-companion-angle-boards", "subject": "Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "us", "job": { "job_name": "Personal Care and Service Worker", "category": "Care work", "what_it_is": "Provide a wide range of personal care and service support across various settings and populations", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "could_not_verify", "typical_pay_range": "$41,600 annual median wage (2025)", "pay_unit": "annual", "where_to_find_work": "Healthcare settings, Social services, Community care organizations", "adjacent_jobs": "Personal Care Aide, Home Health Aide, Community Health Worker" }, "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.fees" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r1579_job_discovery_care_elder_and_companion_angle_boards_onet_home_health_aide_description", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Home Health Aides: job_overview", "summary": "Home Health Aides monitor health status and provide assistance with activities of daily living", "body": "Home Health Aides monitor health status and provide assistance with activities of daily living\n\nWhat U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Monitor the health status of an individual with disabilities or illness, and address their health-related needs, such as changing bandages, dressing wounds, or administering medication”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/31-1121.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-05", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Monitor the health status of an individual with disabilities or illness, and address their health-related needs, such as changing bandages, dressing wounds, or administering medication", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1579-job-discovery-care-elder-and-companion-angle-boards", "subject": "Home Health Aides", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "us", "job": { "job_name": "Home Health Aide", "category": "Care work", "what_it_is": "Monitor health status of individuals with disabilities or illness, and address health-related needs, such as changing bandages, dressing wounds, or administering medication", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "could_not_verify", "typical_pay_range": "could_not_verify", "where_to_find_work": "Healthcare facilities, Private households", "adjacent_jobs": "Personal Care Aide, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)" }, "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.pricing" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r1579_job_discovery_care_elder_and_companion_angle_boards_onet_nursing_assistant_description", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Nursing Assistants: job_overview", "summary": "Nursing Assistants provide basic care and support for patients in healthcare settings", "body": "Nursing Assistants provide basic care and support for patients in healthcare settings\n\nWhat U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff. Perform duties such as monitoring of health status, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, or ambulation of patients in a health or nursing facility.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/31-1131.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-05", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff. Perform duties such as monitoring of health status, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, or ambulation of patients in a health or nursing facility.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1579-job-discovery-care-elder-and-companion-angle-boards", "subject": "Nursing Assistants", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "us", "job": { "job_name": "Nursing Assistant", "category": "Care work", "what_it_is": "Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff, including health monitoring, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, or ambulation", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "could_not_verify", "typical_pay_range": "could_not_verify", "where_to_find_work": "Healthcare facilities, Nursing homes", "adjacent_jobs": "Home Health Aide, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)" }, "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.pricing" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r1579_job_discovery_care_elder_and_companion_angle_boards_onet_food_prep_worker_description", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Food Preparation Workers: job_overview", "summary": "Food Preparation Workers perform food preparation duties other than cooking", "body": "Food Preparation Workers perform food preparation duties other than cooking\n\nWhat U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/35-2021.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-05", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1579-job-discovery-care-elder-and-companion-angle-boards", "subject": "Food Preparation Workers", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "us", "job": { "job_name": "Food Preparation Worker", "category": "Care work", "what_it_is": "Perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "could_not_verify", "typical_pay_range": "could_not_verify", "where_to_find_work": "Restaurants, Healthcare facilities", "adjacent_jobs": "Cook, Line Cook, Food Service Aide" }, "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.pricing" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r1579_job_discovery_care_elder_and_companion_angle_boards_onet_childcare_worker_description", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Childcare Workers: job_overview", "summary": "Childcare Workers attend to children in various settings and perform a variety of tasks", "body": "Childcare Workers attend to children in various settings and perform a variety of tasks\n\nWhat U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/39-9011.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-05", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1579-job-discovery-care-elder-and-companion-angle-boards", "subject": "Childcare Workers", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "us", "job": { "job_name": "Childcare Worker", "category": "Care work", "what_it_is": "Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "could_not_verify", "typical_pay_range": "could_not_verify", "where_to_find_work": "Schools, Childcare institutions", "adjacent_jobs": "Daycare Teacher, Nanny, Child Caregiver" }, "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.pricing" ], "explicitness": "any" } } ] }