*Source adds the following: Residential care aides are the 655,950 personal care aides, home health aides, and nursing assistants who assist individuals in group homes, assisted living communities, and other residential care settings.
Because the industry does not have one definition for assisted living nor residential care, there are large variations between different sources on the workforce numbers.
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Assisted living workforce in the U.S. 2023, by gender
In 2023, of the over ** residential care aides* in the United States, ** percent were female. In the same year, residential care aides made a median average wage of U.S. dollars.
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