High paying personal care jobs in Connecticut

Every personal care occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Connecticut. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single personal care job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Connecticut run 3.6% above the national average (2024), so a Connecticut salary is worth about 0.97× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Connecticut.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Connecticut · Employed

1Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$61,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,010 – $103,5902,850
2First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$53,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,120 – $87,9801,820
3First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$52,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,540 – $78,1801,740
4Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$44,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,010 – $72,6204,090
5Skincare Specialists$43,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,010 – $87,240660
6Residential Advisors$43,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,580 – $59,5801,250
7Animal Caretakers$37,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,150 – $62,5403,000
8Childcare Workers$36,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,940 – $44,76012,020
9Recreation Workers$36,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,010 – $51,3405,000
10Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$34,940
No formal educational credential
$34,010 – $39,8801,130
11Amusement and Recreation Attendants$34,860
No formal educational credential
$34,010 – $45,0302,440
12Manicurists and Pedicurists$34,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,010 – $44,8604,490

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianConnecticut	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,580	$34,010 – $103,590	2,850
2	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,980	$39,120 – $87,980	1,820
3	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,720	$36,540 – $78,180	1,740
4	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,620	$34,010 – $72,620	4,090
5	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,680	$34,010 – $87,240	660
6	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,620	$38,580 – $59,580	1,250
7	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,310	$35,150 – $62,540	3,000
8	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,660	$34,940 – $44,760	12,020
9	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,610	$34,010 – $51,340	5,000
10	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$34,940	$34,010 – $39,880	1,130
11	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$34,860	$34,010 – $45,030	2,440
12	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$34,720	$34,010 – $44,860	4,490

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Connecticut. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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Pay varies more between metros than between states — the spread inside one state is often wider than the gap between two.

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The same fields, narrowed to what you can enter without one. Fields missing here have too few such occupations in Connecticut to rank honestly.

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