care worker

noun

British
: a person whose job is to give care to people who are ill, disabled, etc.

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After the stabbing of three children and a care worker in November 2023, the suspect was described as a foreign‑born man. Donathan L. Brown, The Conversation, 24 June 2026 Her parents, an engineer and a health-care worker, often took her to the Kennedy Center. Bob Morris, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 The program also provides a full-time therapist and youth care worker, in addition to a part time nurse, to help the teens navigate their futures and work through their trauma. Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026 The mother, who worked as a cleaner and child care worker, does not have a criminal record, the CDE said. Jason Green, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026 Alvarez, a full-time in-home care worker, is one of its residents. Jeffrey Kopp,kate Rogers, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026 In 2024, the median annual wage for a child care worker in California was $38,220, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026 The following month, a Border Patrol agent shot Marimar Martinez, a Chicago day-care worker who survived and drove away to seek medical care. Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026 Lynn Weidner, a home care worker in Mackenzie’s district who works nearly 80 hours a week, said her $400 premium will increase to $680. Marc Levy, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025

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“Care worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/care%20worker. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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