Care taker vs sitter

The differences between care takers and sitters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sitter has an average salary of $28,724, 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 sitter are patients, kids, and CPR.

Care taker vs sitter overview

	Care Taker	Sitter
Yearly salary	$26,887	$28,724
Hourly rate	$12.93	$13.81
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	102,295	85,152
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 32%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Care taker vs sitter salary

Care takers and sitters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Care Taker	Sitter
Average salary	$26,887	$28,724
Salary range	Between $14,000 And $50,000	Between $20,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Fair Lawn, NJ
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Southcoast Health
Best paying industry	-	Non Profits

Differences between care taker and sitter education

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

	Care Taker	Sitter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 32%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Care taker vs sitter demographics

Here are the differences between care takers' and sitters' demographics:

	Care Taker	Sitter
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 24.9% Female, 75.1%	Male, 13.9% Female, 86.1%
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, 17.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 8.0% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between care taker and sitter 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.

Sitter example responsibilities.

Run groceries or medical errands for patients.
Complete light housekeeping duties, such as dishes, folding laundry, buying groceries.
Help out with regular ADL's as well such as bathing, ambulating, eating, dressing, and exercise.
Assist with ADL's; bathing needs, food prep, exercise, drive and assist with appointments, light housekeeping
Provide colostomy care and administer medication for pain management in accordance with current physician recommendations.
Help nursing with flushing of catheters with certain residents.

Care taker vs sitter skills

Common care taker skills

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

Common sitter skills

Patients, 26%
Kids, 20%
CPR, 13%
Patient Safety, 6%
Home Health, 5%
PET, 5%