Measured from live jobs
Personal Care Aide skills employers ask for
From 1,677 open Personal Care Aide job postings on Rolearch, read and tagged skill by skill. Updated every night as jobs open and close.
The most-asked skills
Share of Personal Care Aide postings that mention each skill.
- Cleaningdistinctive62%
- Schedulingdistinctive38%
- CNAdistinctive31%
- Patient care20%
- Drivingdistinctive18%
- BLS/CPR16%
- Communication12%
- Budgeting8%
- RN license8%
- Bilingual Spanish8%
- Leadership7%
- Customer service6%
- Special education6%
“Distinctive” means Personal Care Aide postings ask for it at least three times as often as jobs overall.
Where Personal Care Aide skills carry over
Roles whose postings ask for the most similar skills. Overlap counts the skills that define each role most.
- Home Health Aide84% overlapShared: Cleaning, CNA, Scheduling, Patient careHow to switch
- Housekeeping Supervisor72% overlapShared: Cleaning, Scheduling, Bilingual Spanish, BudgetingHow to switch
- Janitor71% overlapShared: Cleaning, Scheduling, Driving, CommunicationHow to switch
- Certified Nursing Assistant60% overlapShared: CNA, Patient care, BLS/CPR, CleaningHow to switch
Questions
- What skills does a Personal Care Aide need?
- In 1,677 current Personal Care Aide job postings, the skills asked for most often are Cleaning (62%), Scheduling (38%), CNA (31%), Patient care (20%), Driving (18%). Percentages are the share of postings that mention each skill.
- What jobs can a Personal Care Aide move into?
- Measured by shared skill demand, the closest roles are Home Health Aide, Housekeeping Supervisor, Janitor, Certified Nursing Assistant. Home Health Aide shares skills such as Cleaning, CNA, Scheduling.
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