Salary for Home Care Nursing
Depending on their situation, people who are sick, disabled or elderly can sometimes elect to stay home instead of living in a residential facility or hospital. There, various workers in the nursing and home care industry can work to nurse them back to health and help with proper diet, sanitation, medication dosage and any other factors that affect patients' personal health issues. The average salary that those who provide home care nursing earn varies depending on their level of experience and certification. All cited data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2010-2011 occupational handbook.
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Registered Nurses
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Registered nurses generally hold a nursing diploma, an associate-level nursing degree, or a bachelor's of science in nursing. Approximately 134,420 registered nurses -- or 5 percent of America's registered nurse population -- work in a home care setting. There, they earn an average hourly wage of $30.43, which rings up to an average annual salary of $63,300.
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
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Licensed nurses generally work under a registered nurse or a doctor and have undergone a state-approved training program in practical nursing. The specific requirements for licensure vary by state, with typical training taking a year in either a high school, hospital or university setting. An estimated 728,670 licensed nurses work in the United States with 8 percent working in a home health care service. Such nurses make $20.33 an hour, or $42,300 a year. This makes home care the second-highest paying industry for licensed nurses after nursing homes.
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Nursing Aides
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Nursing aides do the day-to-day, hands-on nursing duties -- generally under the supervision of a registered nurse -- such as feeding, bathing and monitoring health symptoms like blood pressure and temperature. In the United States, 42,920 people work in this occupation in a home care setting and earn an average annual salary of $23,070, or $11.09 an hour.
Personal and Home Care Aides
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Home care aides specialize in the day-to-day operations of providing patients with sanitary, livable medical situations within their home. This includes cleaning, preparing meals and laundry. Approximately 33 percent of home care aides -- or 208,700 people -- work in homes, with the rest working in areas like residential facilities. On average, these nursing care providers net $18,760 a year or $8.97 an hour, making this position the lowest-paid among all potential jobs in the nursing-at-home category.
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