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Caregiver Workforce Analysis — Wisconsin

Analyze caregiver labor supply, wages, and hiring ease across 389 US metro areas. Find where workers are plentiful, wages are competitive, and hiring is easiest.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS)

SOC 31-1120: Home Health and Personal Care Aides

May 2024 release

Metro Areas

389

Total Employed

3.6M

Nationwide

Avg Hourly Wage

$15.78

Median: $15.82

Avg Location Quotient

0.88

13 metro areas

Click any row for detailed analysis|LQ = Location Quotient (1.0 = national average)|Score = 40% concentration + 35% wage competitiveness + 25% talent pool|Req Hrs = state-mandated training hours (green = low, red = high)

#	Metro Area	Employed	Avg Wage	LQ	70+ Pop	Req Hrs	1yr Emp	1yr Wage	Score	Tier
90	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Milwaukee County + 3 more	29,420	$15.84	1.39	—	32hrs	-1%	+5.7%	29.5	D
92	Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI Racine County	3,210	$16.07	1.62	—	32hrs	+9.9%	+2.1%	29.4	D
125	Eau Claire, WI Chippewa County, Eau Claire County	2,930	$16	1.33	—	32hrs	+24.7%	+3.1%	27.5	D
145	Fond du Lac, WI Fond du Lac County	1,010	$14.98	0.87	—	32hrs	+21.7%	+0.3%	26.8	D
167	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Winnebago County	2,150	$15.49	0.89	—	32hrs	+19.4%	+1.9%	25.7	D
200	Green Bay, WI Brown County, Kewaunee County, Oconto County	3,330	$15.7	0.75	—	32hrs	+4.4%	+1.8%	24.2	D
201	Janesville-Beloit, WI Rock County	1,700	$16.21	0.95	—	32hrs	+15.6%	+3.4%	24.2	D
207	Sheboygan, WI Sheboygan County	1,310	$15.94	0.83	—	32hrs	+12.9%	+3.1%	24	D
215	Appleton, WI Calumet County, Outagamie County	2,760	$16.22	0.86	—	32hrs	+13.6%	+2.2%	23.6	D
228	Kenosha, WI	1,520	$16.16	0.79	—	32hrs	—	—	23.2	D
242	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Houston County, La Crosse County	2,020	$16.9	0.94	—	32hrs	+21%	+3.7%	22.4	D
261	Wausau, WI Lincoln County, Marathon County	1,330	$16.47	0.73	—	32hrs	+12.7%	+7.6%	21.9	D
270	Madison, WI Columbia County + 3 more	8,170	$17.03	0.78	—	32hrs	+17.9%	+3.3%	21.1	D

Researched and reviewed by

John Helmy, Founder of HomeCareAtlas

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