Personal Care

Adult Day Care Workers

SOC 39-9021

Provide care and activities for older adults at day programs.

Median pay

$36k

$32k to $39k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

766k openings / yr

Education

High school

AI exposure

26%

modeled estimate

Future-proof

59/100

Key skills

Activity planning
Patience
Compassion
Communication
Reliability

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.