The
demand for a diversity homecare job is high, as the
homecare industry is
one of the fastest growing industries in the country.
According
to the USA Today, the jobs with the largest expected growth
are often those that benefit from America's changing demographics. In
an interview with 24/7 Wall St., Martin Kohli, chief regional
economist for the BLS, noted that the effects of an aging population,
which has access to Medicare, "combined with innovations that
provide new treatments" has led to increases in health care
spending. In turn, more spending creates "a high demand for jobs
to provide these services," he added. Read more here
In
its Occupational Outlook Handbook, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
states that as to job outlook, employment of home health aides
is projected to grow 48 percent from 2012 to 2022, much faster than
the average for all occupations. The median pay for those in home health carejobs (home health
aides) was $20,820 in May 2012, and there are no formal education
requirements nor is work experience in a related occupation needed. See here
Thus,
home care jobs are considered the worst paying fastest-growing in the
US, and the state of diversity in the industry shows there are many
women and minorities working in these jobs. The demographics of the
home care industry continue to put it at the short end of the pay and
benefits stick. “Politically, it’s not a group with a lot of
power,” says Marquand. According to PHI, 91% of home care aides are
female, 56% are non-white minorities, 24% of them are foreign-born,
and 58% have a high school education or less. Read more here
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