It is mainly women of color, many of whom are immigrants, that make up the human services labor force.

Table 1. Wage, Demographic, and Economic Characteristics of Home Health Aides, Nursing Assistants, and Childcare Workers, New York State, 2023
Source: CUNY ISLG analysis of Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics data (2023); CUNY ISLG's calculation of U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey microdata accessed via IPUMS USA (2022).Download imageCreated with Datawrapper