For caregivers and home health aides
Caregiver Job Statistics: Pay, Weekly Pay and Training
12,406 caregiver jobs are open today at 1,770 employers, each read from the employer's own job board. What their postings state, counted on 9 Nov 2026: sign-on bonuses, schedules, how to get in, where the work is and the pay each occupation's postings state.
What the postings state
Each count is a list's own reading of tonight's caregiver postings; a count opens the jobs it counts. A posting that does not mention something says nothing either way.
| PRN | 657 | 5.3% |
|---|---|---|
| Part-time | 6,221 | 50% |
| Night shift | 566 | 4.6% |
| Weekend | 583 | 4.7% |
| Monday to Friday | 144 | 1.2% |
| Travel | 3 | 0.0% |
| Live-in | 257 | 2.1% |
| Weekly pay | 3,045 | 25% |
|---|---|---|
| Daily pay | 1,287 | 10% |
| Relocation assistance | 1 | 0.0% |
| Union | 27 | 0.2% |
| Bilingual | 614 | 4.9% |
| Hiring immediately | 1,063 | 8.6% |
| On-site childcare | 11 | 0.1% |
The pay each occupation's postings state
The median hourly rate the employers' own postings state, where enough of them state one; an occupation opens its jobs and its pay by state and employer.
| Occupation | Open jobs | Employers | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caregiver | 11,316 | 1,354 | $18/hr |
| Home health aide | 2,637 | 610 | $19/hr |
Caregiver job statistics: common questions
What percentage of caregiver jobs offer a sign-on bonus?
4.2%: 524 of the 12,406 caregiver jobs open today on employers' own job boards state one in the posting, at 107 employers. A posting that does not mention a bonus says nothing either way.
What is the average sign-on bonus for caregiver jobs?
The median bonus caregiver postings state today is $1,000; the middle half state $750 to $1,000, and the largest $4,500 (524 postings). Each posting states its own terms, often a commitment of a year or two.
How much do caregiver jobs pay?
What the employers' own postings state, the median hourly rate: Caregivers $18; Home health aides $19. Each occupation's page shows the pay by state and by employer, from the same postings.
How many caregiver jobs pay weekly?
25%: 3,045 of the 12,406 caregiver jobs open today, by the weekly pay jobs list's own reading of each posting.
How many caregiver jobs offer paid training?
0.1%: 11 of the 12,406 caregiver jobs open today, by the paid training jobs list's own reading of each posting.
How many caregiver jobs need no experience?
4.0%: 493 of the 12,406 caregiver jobs open today, by the entry-level jobs list's own reading of each posting.
How many caregiver jobs say they are hiring immediately?
8.6%: 1,063 of the 12,406 caregiver jobs open today, by the hiring immediately list's own reading of each posting.
How many caregiver jobs are live-in?
2.1%: 257 of the 12,406 caregiver jobs open today, by the live-in caregiver jobs list's own reading of each posting.
How many caregiver jobs offer daily pay?
10%: 1,287 of the 12,406 caregiver jobs open today, by the daily pay jobs list's own reading of each posting.
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Sources and method
Each count is the site's own reading of each open posting, the same reading its job lists use, counted once a night. The sign-on bonus figures are the bonus list's, and the pay is the occupation pages' median of the hourly rates the postings state.
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Caregiver Job Statistics: Pay, Weekly Pay and Training. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/caregiver-job-statistics