{ "batch": "1599-job-discovery-care-special-needs-and-health-angle-boards", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r1599_job_discovery_care_special_needs_and_health_angle_boards_care_personal_care_aide", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Personal Care Aide: job_overview", "summary": "Personal care aides provide personalized assistance to individuals with disabilities or illness who require help with personal care and activities of daily living, and the median 2025 wage for this occupation was $17.21 hourly, $35,800 annual.", "body": "Personal care aides provide personalized assistance to individuals with disabilities or illness who require help with personal care and activities of daily living, and the median 2025 wage for this occupation was $17.21 hourly, $35,800 annual.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Median wages (2025) $17.21 hourly, $35,800 annual”\n\nNote: Page also states employment of 4,347,700 employees (2024) with projected job openings of 765,800 for 2024-2034.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/31-1122.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-05", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Median wages (2025) $17.21 hourly, $35,800 annual", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1599-job-discovery-care-special-needs-and-health-angle-boards", "subject": "Personal Care Aide", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "us", "job": { "job_name": "Personal Care Aide", "category": "Care work > special-needs and health support", "what_it_is": "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)", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed; usually requires a high school diploma or GED; job training ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training", "typical_pay_range": "$17.21 hourly, $35,800 annual", "pay_unit": "hourly", "where_to_find_work": "Care.com, Sittercity, home care agencies, assisted living facilities, State of origin state job boards via O*NET job openings", "adjacent_jobs": "Home Health Aide, Nursing Assistants, Nannies, Psychiatric Aides, Social and Human Service Assistants" }, "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.payout", "access.signup" ], "explicitness": "clothed" } }, { "id": "learn_r1599_job_discovery_care_special_needs_and_health_angle_boards_care_home_health_aide", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Home Health Aide: job_overview", "summary": "Home health aides monitor the health status of an individual with disabilities or illness and address health-related needs such as changing bandages, dressing wounds, or administering medication under the direction of licensed nursing staff, with a median 2025 wage of $17.21 hourly, $35,800 annual.", "body": "Home health aides monitor the health status of an individual with disabilities or illness and address health-related needs such as changing bandages, dressing wounds, or administering medication under the direction of licensed nursing staff, with a median 2025 wage of $17.21 hourly, $35,800 annual.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Median wages (2025) $17.21 hourly, $35,800 annual”\n\nNote: Wages shown are for the grouped BLS category 'Home Health and Personal Care Aides'. O*NET lists sample job titles: Caregiver, CHHA, CMA, CNA, Direct Care Professional, Home Care Aide, Home Health Provider, Hospice Aide, In Home Caregiver, Residential Assistant.", "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": "O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Median wages (2025) $17.21 hourly, $35,800 annual", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1599-job-discovery-care-special-needs-and-health-angle-boards", "subject": "Home Health Aide", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "us", "job": { "job_name": "Home Health Aide", "category": "Care work > special-needs and health support", "what_it_is": "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; work is performed under the direction of offsite or intermittent onsite licensed nursing staff", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed; job training ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training", "typical_pay_range": "$17.21 hourly, $35,800 annual", "pay_unit": "hourly", "where_to_find_work": "Care.com, Sittercity, home health agencies, hospice organizations, residential care (sample job titles include Hospice Aide, In Home Caregiver, Residential Assistant)", "adjacent_jobs": "Personal Care Aides, Nursing Assistants, Nannies, Psychiatric Aides" }, "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.payout" ], "explicitness": "clothed" } }, { "id": "learn_r1599_job_discovery_care_special_needs_and_health_angle_boards_care_nursing_assistant", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Nursing Assistant: job_overview", "summary": "Nursing assistants (including Certified Nursing Assistants) provide or assist with basic care under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff in a health or nursing facility, with a median 2025 wage of $20.32 hourly, $42,260 annual.", "body": "Nursing assistants (including Certified Nursing Assistants) provide or assist with basic care under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff in a health or nursing facility, with a median 2025 wage of $20.32 hourly, $42,260 annual.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Median wages (2025) $20.32 hourly, $42,260 annual”\n\nNote: O*NET sample job titles: CMA, CNA, Licensed Nursing Assistant, Nurses' Aide, Patient Care Assistant (PCA), STNA.", "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": "O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Median wages (2025) $20.32 hourly, $42,260 annual", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1599-job-discovery-care-special-needs-and-health-angle-boards", "subject": "Nursing Assistant", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "us", "job": { "job_name": "Nursing Assistant (CNA)", "category": "Care work > special-needs and health support", "what_it_is": "Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff; duties such as monitoring of health status, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, or ambulation of patients in a health or nursing facility", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed; previous work-related skill or experience required; usually one to two years of training involving on-the-job experience and informal training", "typical_pay_range": "$20.32 hourly, $42,260 annual", "pay_unit": "hourly", "where_to_find_work": "Hospitals, nursing homes, health or nursing facilities, Care.com, Sittercity", "adjacent_jobs": "Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Occupational Therapy Aides, Physical Therapist Aides, Psychiatric Aides" }, "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.payout" ], "explicitness": "clothed" } }, { "id": "learn_r1599_job_discovery_care_special_needs_and_health_angle_boards_care_occupational_therapy_aide", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Occupational Therapy Aide: job_overview", "summary": "Occupational therapy aides perform delegated, selected, or routine tasks under close supervision of an occupational therapist, with a median 2025 wage of $18.83 hourly, $39,160 annual.", "body": "Occupational therapy aides perform delegated, selected, or routine tasks under close supervision of an occupational therapist, with a median 2025 wage of $18.83 hourly, $39,160 annual.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Median wages (2025) $18.83 hourly, $39,160 annual”\n\nNote: Page states employment of 5,200 employees (2024) with projected job openings of 600 for 2024-2034. O*NET sample job titles include Direct Support Professional (DSP), which is the special-needs/residential care framing.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/31-2012.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-05", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Median wages (2025) $18.83 hourly, $39,160 annual", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1599-job-discovery-care-special-needs-and-health-angle-boards", "subject": "Occupational Therapy Aide", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "us", "job": { "job_name": "Occupational Therapy Aide", "category": "Care work > special-needs and health support", "what_it_is": "Under close supervision of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, perform only delegated, selected, or routine tasks in specific situations; duties include preparing patient and treatment room", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed; one to two years of training involving on-the-job experience and informal training", "typical_pay_range": "$18.83 hourly, $39,160 annual", "pay_unit": "hourly", "where_to_find_work": "Rehabilitation centers, nursing facilities, hospitals, schools (rehabilitation aide roles)", "adjacent_jobs": "Direct Support Professional (DSP), Physical Therapist Aides, Rehabilitation Services Aide, Restorative Aide" }, "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.payout" ], "explicitness": "clothed" } }, { "id": "learn_r1599_job_discovery_care_special_needs_and_health_angle_boards_care_physical_therapist_aide", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Physical Therapist Aide: job_overview", "summary": "Physical therapist aides perform delegated, selected, or routine tasks under close supervision of a physical therapist, with a median 2025 wage of $16.94 hourly, $35,240 annual.", "body": "Physical therapist aides perform delegated, selected, or routine tasks under close supervision of a physical therapist, with a median 2025 wage of $16.94 hourly, $35,240 annual.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Median wages (2025) $16.94 hourly, $35,240 annual”\n\nNote: Page states employment of 45,600 employees (2024) with projected job openings of 6,600 for 2024-2034.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/31-2022.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-05", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Median wages (2025) $16.94 hourly, $35,240 annual", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1599-job-discovery-care-special-needs-and-health-angle-boards", "subject": "Physical Therapist Aide", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "us", "job": { "job_name": "Physical Therapist Aide", "category": "Care work > special-needs and health support", "what_it_is": "Under close supervision of a physical therapist or physical therapy assistant, perform only delegated, selected, or routine tasks in specific situations; duties include preparing the patient and the treatment area", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed; job training ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training", "typical_pay_range": "$16.94 hourly, $35,240 annual", "pay_unit": "hourly", "where_to_find_work": "Rehabilitation centers, physical therapy clinics, hospitals, nursing facilities", "adjacent_jobs": "Occupational Therapy Aides, Rehabilitation Technician, Restorative Aide, Physical Therapist" }, "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.payout" ], "explicitness": "clothed" } }, { "id": "learn_r1599_job_discovery_care_special_needs_and_health_angle_boards_care_nurse_midwife", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Nurse Midwife: job_overview", "summary": "Nurse midwives diagnose and coordinate all aspects of the birthing process, either independently or as part of a healthcare team, and may provide well-woman gynecological care.", "body": "Nurse midwives diagnose and coordinate all aspects of the birthing process, either independently or as part of a healthcare team, and may provide well-woman gynecological care.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Diagnose and coordinate all aspects of the birthing process, either independently or as part of a healthcare team. May provide well-woman gynecological care. Must have specialized, graduate nursing education.”\n\nNote: Pay figure was not readable in the fetched portion of this page (wages section fell in truncated output), so typical_pay_range is marked could_not_verify rather than guessing.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/29-1161.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-05", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Diagnose and coordinate all aspects of the birthing process, either independently or as part of a healthcare team. May provide well-woman gynecological care. Must have specialized, graduate nursing education.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1599-job-discovery-care-special-needs-and-health-angle-boards", "subject": "Nurse Midwife", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "us", "job": { "job_name": "Nurse Midwife", "category": "Care work > special-needs and health support", "what_it_is": "Diagnose and coordinate all aspects of the birthing process, either independently or as part of a healthcare team; may provide well-woman gynecological care; must have specialized, graduate nursing education", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed; 81% of respondents said a Master's degree is required", "typical_pay_range": "could_not_verify", "pay_unit": "annual", "where_to_find_work": "Birth centers, hospitals, private practice, midwifery groups", "adjacent_jobs": "Nurse Anesthetists, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners, Doula, Lactation Consultant" }, "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.payout", "access.id" ], "explicitness": "clothed" } }, { "id": "learn_r1599_job_discovery_care_special_needs_and_health_angle_boards_care_medical_assistant", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Medical Assistant: job_overview", "summary": "Medical assistants perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician, including scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, and taking vital signs.", "body": "Medical assistants perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician, including scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, and taking vital signs.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.”\n\nNote: Pay figure was not readable in the fetched portion of this page (wages section fell in truncated output), so typical_pay_range is marked could_not_verify rather than guessing.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/31-9092.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-05", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration", "evidence_quote": "Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1599-job-discovery-care-special-needs-and-health-angle-boards", "subject": "Medical Assistant", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "us", "job": { "job_name": "Medical Assistant", "category": "Care work > special-needs and health support", "what_it_is": "Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician; administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes; clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs, prepari", "startup_cost": "could_not_verify", "skill_level": "Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed; previous work-related skill or experience required; one to two years of training", "typical_pay_range": "could_not_verify", "pay_unit": "hourly", "where_to_find_work": "Physician offices, outpatient clinics, hospitals, Care.com, Indeed", "adjacent_jobs": "Nursing Assistants, Occupational Therapy Aides, Physical Therapist Aides, Medical Secretaries" }, "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.payout" ], "explicitness": "clothed" } } ] }