Breastfeeding educator vs child health associate

The differences between breastfeeding educators and child health associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a breastfeeding educator and a child health associate. Additionally, a breastfeeding educator has an average salary of $45,358, which is higher than the $31,103 average annual salary of a child health associate.

The top three skills for a breastfeeding educator include CPR, education programs and education classes. The most important skills for a child health associate are patients, CPR, and mental health.

Breastfeeding educator vs child health associate overview

	Breastfeeding Educator	Child Health Associate
Yearly salary	$45,358	$31,103
Hourly rate	$21.81	$14.95
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	6,954	62,309
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	4	4

Breastfeeding educator vs child health associate salary

Breastfeeding educators and child health associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Breastfeeding Educator	Child Health Associate
Average salary	$45,358	$31,103
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $62,000	Between $20,000 And $47,000
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Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between breastfeeding educator and child health associate education

There are a few differences between a breastfeeding educator and a child health associate in terms of educational background:

	Breastfeeding Educator	Child Health Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Breastfeeding educator vs child health associate demographics

Here are the differences between breastfeeding educators' and child health associates' demographics:

	Breastfeeding Educator	Child Health Associate
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 2.2% Female, 97.8%	Male, 16.8% Female, 83.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.4% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 4.5% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 6.5% White, 57.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	21%	21%

Differences between breastfeeding educator and child health associate duties and responsibilities

Breastfeeding educator example responsibilities.

Develop and manage customer training materials and deliver in-service and technical training programs for new and existing customers.
Utilize electronic population management tools to identify patients within a provider panel who meet agree upon risk criteria for follow-up.
Help develop and maintain Aveda standards and educational requirements.

Child health associate example responsibilities.

Prevent and manage aggressive behavior among clients and administer CPR in emergency interventions.
Manage large databases, analyze records, perform literature reviews, prepare PowerPoint presentations, and interpret data for publication.
Experience with hospice patients, skil care, and in providing daily living needs and compassion.
Enroll clients into the WIC program.
Certify in basic first aid training and CPR.
Provide input regarding transitional goals at assign IEP meetings.

Breastfeeding educator vs child health associate skills

Common breastfeeding educator skills

CPR, 70%
Education Programs, 23%
Education Classes, 7%

Common child health associate skills

Patients, 35%
CPR, 23%
Mental Health, 14%
Kids, 7%
Medicaid, 4%
Public Health, 4%

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