Care taker vs live in caregiver

The differences between care takers and live in caregivers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a live in caregiver has an average salary of $36,855, which is higher than the $26,887 average annual salary of a care taker.

The top three skills for a care taker include meal prep, companionship and CPR. The most important skills for a live in caregiver are companionship, home health, and CPR.

Care taker vs live in caregiver overview

	Care Taker	Live In Caregiver
Yearly salary	$26,887	$36,855
Hourly rate	$12.93	$17.72
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	102,295	71,484
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 31%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Care taker vs live in caregiver salary

Care takers and live in caregivers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Care Taker	Live In Caregiver
Average salary	$26,887	$36,855
Salary range	Between $14,000 And $50,000	Between $22,000 And $59,000
Highest paying City	-	Burlington, VT
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Yale New Haven Health
Best paying industry	-	Non Profits

Differences between care taker and live in caregiver education

There are a few differences between a care taker and a live in caregiver in terms of educational background:

	Care Taker	Live In Caregiver
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 31%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Care taker vs live in caregiver demographics

Here are the differences between care takers' and live in caregivers' demographics:

	Care Taker	Live In Caregiver
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 24.9% Female, 75.1%	Male, 19.2% Female, 80.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 10.7% White, 53.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 7.9% White, 56.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between care taker and live in caregiver duties and responsibilities

Care taker example responsibilities.

Aid and facilitate higher functioning patients reach their fullest potential while managing behavioral episodes as needed.
Assist in doing a male catheter for resident who have a hard time going on his own.
Assist elderly or disable adults with daily living activities provide companionship and insure safely practices with severe caution.
Provide colostomy care and administer medication for pain management in accordance with current physician recommendations.

Live in caregiver example responsibilities.

Foster strong companionship and practice careful awareness and compassion.
Certify in a and CPR.
Tube feed, used hoyer lift, to bathe.
Provide quality care and compassion to the elderly
Pet care and transportation to vet appointments.
Perform housekeeping and laundry tasks, run errands.

Care taker vs live in caregiver skills

Common care taker skills

Meal Prep, 41%
Companionship, 14%
CPR, 5%
Child Care, 4%
Blood Pressure, 4%
RUN Errands, 3%

Common live in caregiver skills

Companionship, 24%
Home Health, 14%
CPR, 6%
Medication Reminders, 6%
Senior Care, 6%
Meal Prep, 5%