Occupation 6136 · Caring, leisure and other service occupations
Senior care workers routinely oversee and monitor care workers, care assistants and home carers. They also attend to the personal needs and comforts of children, the elderly and the infirm and others with care and support needs (‘service users’) within residential care establishments, day care establishments or in their own homes.
There are no formal academic entry requirements. In most cases workers will be required to register with the appropriate statutory body which involves satisfying the registration criteria. This would normally include holding or working towards the appropriate qualification for the job. A wide range of qualifications including NVQs/SVQs covering various aspects of care are available. Senior care workers must be qualified to an appropriate level (usually NVQ level 3). They often have a background in social care and have achieved a qualification in this area some may have nursing qualifications. Background checks including a DBS check are likely to be required.
Care coordinator (care/residential home) · Senior care assistant · Senior carer · Senior support worker (local government: welfare services) · Team leader (nursing home)
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6136 : Senior care workers | None | None | 2026-03 | 91,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6136 : Senior care workers | None | None | 2026-03 | 96,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6136 : Senior care workers | None | None | 2026-03 | 107,400.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6136 : Senior care workers | None | None | 2026-03 | 4,200.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6136 : Senior care workers | None | None | 2026-03 | 11,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6136 : Senior care workers | None | None | 2026-03 | 111,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6136 : Senior care workers | None | None | 2026-03 | 4,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 6136 : Senior care workers | None | 16,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 6136 : Senior care workers | None | 7,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 6136 : Senior care workers | None | 5,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 6136 : Senior care workers | None | 3,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 6136 : Senior care workers | None | 11,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 6136 : Senior care workers | None | 4,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 6136 : Senior care workers | None | 11,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 6136 : Senior care workers | None | 16,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 6136 : Senior care workers | None | 11,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 6136 : Senior care workers | None | 4,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 6136 : Senior care workers | None | 9,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 6136 : Senior care workers | None | 9,300.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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