Home healthcare services
NAICS Code: 621600
BLS projects Home healthcare services to grow +18.6% through 2034 - 16.2 points faster than the 2.4% average across 291 U.S. industries, faster-growing than 96% of them. It is one of the faster-growing industries in the dataset.
Where Home healthcare services sits among all industries
Projected 2024-2034 growth across 291 U.S. industries (BLS). This industry is marked in rose.
Where Home healthcare services sits by projected growth
Projected employment change across tracked industries
18.6% Top 4% higher than 96% of 291 industries
Industries, banded by projected growth
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Source BLS Employment Projections · 2026-05-15
Expansion read
Signature: 39.2% mean employer AI exposure across 31 tracked public companies .
BLS still projects expansion, but our public-company overlay for this sector is thin - lean on the employment numbers above and open individual employer pages before generalizing AI risk.
NAICS 621600 · 1,750,800 workers (2024, ×1k) · source BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034. Employer AI grades are occupation-weighted scores from our SEC cohort, not automation predictions for every establishment in Home healthcare services.
Public companies in this NAICS sector
NAICS sector 62 bucket (includes sibling industries). 31 companies scored · mean AI exposure 39.2%.
| Company | AI grade |
|---|---|
| Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. | B |
| BillionToOne, Inc. | B |
| Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. | B |
| BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. | B |
| Brookdale Senior Living Inc. | B |
| Caris Life Sciences, Inc. | B |
| Celcuity Inc. | B |
| Chemed Corp | B |
Grades are occupation-weighted AI exposure from our employer corpus - not a claim that every establishment in Home healthcare services shares the same risk. Source: SEC company metadata + O*NET-weighted scores · as of 2026-05-15.
Peer Industries by Employment
How Home healthcare services (NAICS 621600) compares to industries of similar size, ordered by 2024 BLS employment.
| Industry | 2024 | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Real estate | 1,865,800 | +3.9% |
| Management, scientific, and technical consulting services | 1,864,700 | +9.4% |
| Warehousing and storage | 1,849,100 | +1.4% |
| Colleges, universities, and professional schools; private | 1,763,000 | +0.4% |
| Home healthcare services | 1,750,800 | +18.6% |
| Merchant wholesalers, durable goods (4232,3,5,6,7,9) | 1,529,300 | +3.4% |
Peers are selected by similarity in 2024 employment. Figures in thousands. Source: BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many people work in Home healthcare services?
As of 2024, the Home healthcare services industry employs approximately 1,750,800 workers in the United States, according to BLS Employment Projections data.
Is Home healthcare services growing or declining?
The Home healthcare services industry is projected to grow by 18.6% from 2024 to 2034, a net change of +325,800 jobs over the decade.
Which public companies sit near Home healthcare services?
31 tracked public companies in NAICS sector 62 (sibling industries included). Sample names include Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., BillionToOne, Inc., Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.. Grades are occupation-weighted AI exposure scores, not company-specific automation forecasts.
How will AI affect the Home healthcare services industry?
Among 31 tracked public companies tied to this industry's sector, the mean occupation-weighted AI exposure score is 39.2% (most common grade B). That is a staffing-pattern signal from our employer corpus, not a forecast for every firm in Home healthcare services. Pair it with occupation-level AI exposure scores for role-specific risk.
Where to look next under expansion
What to do with this
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Industry-level figures are aggregates; individual employer and occupation outcomes vary.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2024-2034; SEC employer metadata for AI grades Employment figures in thousands. Employer grades are occupation-weighted exposure scores, not firm automation forecasts