Home Health Aide

Duties and Responsibilities:

Home health aides help sick, disabled and elderly. home health aides help with personal tasks such as dressing and bathing, and helping to keep homes safe and clean, they allow those who would otherwise need a higher level of care the opportunity to live on their own.

Salary: 

$10.10 per hour

Education:

 No standardized educational requirement for HHAs. In some states, not even a high school diploma or equivalent is required. Other states require HHAs to take preparation classes (usually offered at community colleges or vocational/technical schools) before they begin working.

Reflection:

This seems like a very helpful job to people with needs. I might consider this but not really. I like helping people but this just doesn't seem like the job for me.