Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other
Personal Care and Service
The job is hands-on help with the routines of daily living: personal care, companionship, and light housekeeping to keep a client's space clean and safe. You also assist with walking or simple exercises and watch for changes in how the person looks or feels so those can be reported. Hours are spent beside the people you support, doing practical tasks and offering company. It suits people who like steady, one-to-one care and can stay attentive to both comfort and safety.
Annual Median Wage in Field (2025)
$41'600
Median Wage Market Position
$41'600
What you might do
- Help clients bathe, dress, and eat
- Sit with clients and keep them company
- Keep the client's living space safe
- Help clients walk and do simple exercises
- Note and report changes in a client's health
- Do light housekeeping around the home
Skills that matter
- Everyday personal care for clients
- Companionship and emotional support
- Keeping living spaces safe and clean
- Steadying clients during walks and exercises
- Noticing and reporting health changes
- Light housekeeping around the home
AI & the future of this role
Much of this catch-all personal service work is hands-on and client-facing, which tends to hold up better against automation. Digital tools might handle booking or basic guidance, but care and in-person help still need people.
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