Description
Provide personalized assistance to individuals with disabilities or illness who require help with personal care and activities of daily living support (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and ambulation). May also provide help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry. Work is performed in various settings depending on the needs of the care recipient and may include locations such as their home, place of work, out in the community, or at a daytime nonresidential facility.
Skills
Content
- • Active Listening
- • Speaking
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Social Perceptiveness
- • Coordination
- • Instructing
- • Service Orientation
Resource Management Skills
- • Time Management
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
- • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
Physical Strength Abilities
- • Trunk Strength
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Customer and Personal Service
Mathematics and Science
- • Psychology
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Law and Public Safety
- • Public Safety and Security
Related specializations
Interview options
Interview options
Interviewee gender
Interviewee accent
Interview time
Related Pathways
Healthcare & Human Services
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Tasks & skills:
O*NET occupational data (work activities, skills, knowledge).
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
