Home Health Aides
Machines can already do 19% of this job's tasks. By 2035 that rises to 50%. The job changes before it disappears.
Share of the work machines can do
Worldwide baseline, 2026 to 2050
Home Health Aides in 2026: the short answer
- Today: machines can do 19% of this job's tasks.
- Forecast: machines can do half of its tasks by 2035, and 50% by 2035, according to the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit.
- Contact with people: it scores 72% for contact with people.
- Also called: Caregiver, CHHA (Certified Home Health Aide), CMA (Certified Medical Aide), CNA (Certified Nurses Aide).
Updated by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit. These are worldwide baseline figures; the Workforce Starburst shows them for your country. Go deeper: How ready am I? or an executive briefing.
How the work changes, task by task
The tasks that take up most of the day, with the share of each that machines can do in 2026 (dark) and 2035 (pink). Worldwide baseline.
| Task | Share of the day | Machines can do | 2026 to 2035 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming | 15% | 3% to 30% | |
| Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to patients or other family members, according to prescribed diets | 12% | 20% to 60% | |
| Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care | 12% | 3% to 30% | |
| Bathe patients | 12% | 20% to 60% | |
| Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert | 12% | 25% to 50% | |
| Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager | 8% | 70% to 95% | |
| Provide patients and families with emotional support and instruction in areas such as caring for infants, preparing healthy meals, living independently, or adapting to disability or illness | 6% | 25% to 50% | |
| Direct patients in simple prescribed exercises or in the use of braces or artificial limbs | 5% | 20% to 60% |
The skills this job runs on
The skills home health aides use most, most used first.
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When will machines do half of the tasks of Home Health Aides?
Machines can do half of its tasks by 2035. That is the worldwide baseline from the 311 Workforce Starburst, before adjusting for country.
Will AI take the job of home health aides?
Machines can do 19% of the tasks of home health aides today and 50% by 2035. The job changes before it disappears: the routine tasks move first.
Sources and citing
Tasks and their share of the day: O*NET 31.0, occupation 31-1121.00 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0). Pay and jobs: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. AI use today: Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Scoring and forecast: the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit; after 2035 the figures extend each trend, with lower confidence. Foresight, not advice.
Cite as: 311 Institute (2026). Home Health Aides: the outlook to 2050. 311 Workforce Starburst. https://www.311institute.com/jobs/home-health-aides/