Skills it runs on
The capabilities O*NET rates most important for this occupation — the human ground the work is built on.
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Occupation · SOC 31-1121.00
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. Provide assistance with routine healthcare tasks or activities of daily living, such as feeding, bathing, toileting, or ambulation. May also help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry depending on the patient's abilities.
Also called: Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) · Certified Nurses Aide (CNA) · Home Care Aide · Home Health Aide (HHA) · Caregiver · Certified Medical Aide (CMA) · Home Attendant · Home Health Provider · Hospice Aide · In Home Caregiver · Care Worker · Companion
Job family: Healthcare Support Occupations
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AI work map
A fast read on where AI already shows up in this occupation, where it stays a copilot, where humans remain in the loop, and what the labor market is doing. Built from observed Claude.ai conversations mapped to O*NET tasks and from published research — measures of usage and exposure, not advice or predictions that the job is going away.
Market signal
Independent published positions, read together — not a forecast.
- Low AI exposure
AI & job outlook
What today's research says about this occupation's exposure to AI, how AI is actually being used in it, and where employment is headed. These are positions within published studies — measures of exposure and usage, not predictions that this job will disappear.
Exposure to current AI
Each study uses its own scale, so the raw scores are not comparable across rows — the percentile (this job's rank among all U.S. occupations with data) is the comparable figure, and sizes the bars.
| Measure | Rank vs all occupations | Percentile | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) Low | 11th | 0.1 |
OpenAI's exposure study scores tasks three ways: with a language model alone (α 0.1), with simple added tooling (β 0.1), and including AI-powered software (γ 0.1). Higher means more of the job's tasks could be done at least twice as fast — not that they will be automated away.
How AI is actually used in this job
Among measured AI assistant conversations mapped to this occupation (Anthropic Economic Index, 2026-01-15), these task types came up most. These are shares of observed AI conversations — not shares of the job, of worker time, or of what could be automated.
| Perform a variety of duties as requested by client, such as obtaining household supplies or running errands. | 0.4% | |
| Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to patients or other family members, according to prescribed diets. | 0.3% |
Tasks
All 15 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, ordered by importance. Each links to its own page with AI-exposure and observed-use detail.
- Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager. Core · importance 4.5
- Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming. Core · importance 4.4
- Bathe patients. Core · importance 4.3
- Administer prescribed oral medications, under the written direction of physician or as directed by home care nurse or aide, and ensure patients take their medicine. Supplemental · importance 4.3
- Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care. Core · importance 4.2
- Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert. Core · importance 4.1
- Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to patients or other family members, according to prescribed diets. Core · importance 4.0
- Care for children who are disabled or who have sick or disabled parents. Supplemental · importance 4.0
- Check patients' pulse, temperature, and respiration. Core · importance 3.9
- Provide patients and families with emotional support and instruction in areas such as caring for infants, preparing healthy meals, living independently, or adapting to disability or illness. Core · importance 3.9
- Accompany clients to doctors' offices or on other trips outside the home, providing transportation, assistance, and companionship. Supplemental · importance 3.8
- Perform a variety of duties as requested by client, such as obtaining household supplies or running errands. Core · importance 3.7
- Change dressings. Supplemental · importance 3.6
- Direct patients in simple prescribed exercises or in the use of braces or artificial limbs. Core · importance 3.5
- Massage patients or apply preparations or treatments, such as liniment, alcohol rubs, or heat-lamp stimulation. Core · importance 3.3
Emerging tasks
Newer responsibilities O*NET has flagged as growing for this occupation.
- Assist patients with toileting and incontinent care.
- Feed patients.
Work activities
- Assist patients with daily activities.
- Give medications or immunizations.
- Maintain medical records.
- Teach basic living or other adaptive skills to patients or caregivers.
- Engage patients in exercises or activities.
- Feed patients.
- Assess physical conditions of patients to aid in diagnosis or treatment.
- Apply bandages, dressings, or splints.
- Accompany patients or clients on outings to provide assistance.
- Administer therapy treatments to patients using hands or physical treatment aids.
Knowledge, skills & abilities
O*NET importance rating, from 1 (not important) to 5 (extremely important).
Abilities
| Oral Expression | 3.9 | |
| Oral Comprehension | 3.8 | |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.8 | |
| Near Vision | 3.5 | |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.4 | |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.3 | |
| Information Ordering | 3.3 | |
| Speech Recognition | 3.3 | |
| Speech Clarity | 3.3 | |
| Written Expression | 3.1 | |
| Written Comprehension | 3.0 | |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.0 | |
| Category Flexibility | 3.0 | |
| Selective Attention | 3.0 | |
| Time Sharing | 3.0 | |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 3.0 | |
| Far Vision | 3.0 | |
| Flexibility of Closure | 2.9 | |
| Manual Dexterity | 2.9 | |
| Finger Dexterity | 2.9 | |
| Static Strength | 2.9 |
Essential skills
| Active Listening | 3.8 | |
| Critical Thinking | 3.4 | |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.3 | |
| Monitoring | 3.3 | |
| Writing | 3.1 | |
| Speaking | 3.1 | |
| Active Learning | 3.0 | |
| Learning Strategies | 3.0 |
Transferable skills
| Service Orientation | 3.6 | |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.5 | |
| Persuasion | 3.1 | |
| Instructing | 3.1 | |
| Time Management | 3.1 | |
| Coordination | 3.0 | |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.0 | |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.0 | |
| Negotiation | 2.9 |
Knowledge
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.6 | |
| English Language | 3.5 |
Skills in demand
Skills employers ask for in job postings for this occupation (Lightcast), with whether each is a common or specialized skill.
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Tools & technology
Work context
How characteristic each condition is of the job, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale (higher = more present in day-to-day work). Each condition links to how it varies across all occupations.
How to get in
- Job zone
- Zone 2 — Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Related experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
- Preparation level
- SVP (Below 6.0) — total schooling plus on-the-job experience.
What to study: Health Professions and Related Programs . Fields of study crosswalked to this occupation (NCES CIP–SOC), not a requirement.
Education of current workers
Share of people in this occupation at each level of education.
| High School Diploma | 62.6% | |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 20.9% | |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 8.8% | |
| Some College Courses | 7.0% | |
| Less than a High School Diploma | 0.6% |
Interests & work styles
The interests and personal qualities O*NET associates with people who do this work.
Work styles
| Dependability | 9.0 | |
| Attention to Detail | 8.0 | |
| Integrity | 7.0 | |
| Cooperation | 6.0 | |
| Social Orientation | 5.0 | |
| Self-Control | 4.0 | |
| Empathy | 3.0 |
Career interests (Holland / RIASEC)
| Social | 6.3 | |
| Realistic | 4.2 | |
| Conventional | 3.5 | |
| Investigative | 3.2 |
Interest areas
| Social Service | 6.2 | |
| Health Care Service | 6.2 | |
| Personal Service | 4.9 | |
| Physical/Manual Labor | 3.6 | |
| Teaching/Education | 2.8 |
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Skills that travel
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Adjacent roles
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Paths in
How people typically prepare for this work.
- Job zone 2 — Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed · preparation tier
- Health Professions and Related Programs · field of study
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Home Health Aides sit at the 7th percentile of AI task overlap among U.S. occupations
- Home Health Aides rank in the 7th percentile (Low band) for AI task overlap across U.S. occupations — a measure of how much of the work today's AI can attempt, not how much is automated.Eloundou et al. (GPTs are GPTs) + Felten AIOE
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Home Health Aides sit at the 7th percentile of AI task overlap among U.S. occupations • Home Health Aides rank in the 7th percentile (Low band) for AI task overlap across U.S. occupations — a measure of how much of the work today's AI can attempt, not how much is automated. (Eloundou et al. (GPTs are GPTs) + Felten AIOE) Source: Singulariki — "Home Health Aides". https://singulariki.com/roles/role-31-1121-00 Note: AI task overlap measures what today's AI can attempt, not automation, job loss, or a forecast.
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Sources for this page
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- O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
- Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
- “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic
Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
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Singulariki. "Home Health Aides." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-31-1121-00
APA
Singulariki. (2026). Home Health Aides. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/roles/role-31-1121-00
BibTeX
@misc{singulariki-role-31-1121-00,
title = {Home Health Aides},
author = {{Singulariki}},
year = {2026},
note = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
url = {https://singulariki.com/roles/role-31-1121-00}
} Citations name the underlying public dataset releases — they reflect what this page is built from, not just the URL.