Paycheck to Paycheck at https://www.nhc.org/paycheck-to-paycheck/ is an interactive online tool from the National Housing Coalition that allows users to research and compare rental and homeownership affordability challenges of workers in 81 occupations in 259 metro areas nationwide.
The tool provides data to compare ‘Income Needed’ and ‘Median Salary’ in up to three metro areas at a time for aging services related occupations including:
- Affordable Housing Occupancy Specialist
- Laundry Worker
- Computer Support Specialist
- Maintenance Worker
- Social Worker
- Nurse
- Food Prep Worker
- Office Clerk
- Groundskeeper
- Home Health Aide,
- Housekeeper
- Physical Therapist
- Nursing Aide
The website highlights affordability challenges workers face in five job categories in the construction industry: carpenters; electricians; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) mechanics; maintenance workers and plumbers. We know we have an affordability crisis when the men and women who build our homes can’t afford to live in most of them. The same is true for our field, when members of the workforce can’t find homes close to where they work. You can apply the same methodology to create reports that focus on aging services occupations.
