Home Health Aides

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Home health aides help clients bathe, dress, eat, take medicines on time and get around, and keep nurses and families updated. It's one of the fastest-growing jobs, and many aides go on to nursing.

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High school courses that build toward it

• Psychology · Social Studies

  Builds psychology, which this job uses.

• Child Development · Career and Technical

  Builds psychology, which this job uses.

• Health and Wellness · Health and PE

  Builds psychology, which this job uses.

• English 10 · English

  Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.

• German · World Language

  Builds a second language, which this job uses.

• Statistics · Math

  Builds math, which this job uses.

Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.