Chaplain resident vs certified medical technician

The differences between chaplain residents and certified medical technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a chaplain resident, becoming a certified medical technician takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a chaplain resident has an average salary of $45,343, which is higher than the $38,859 average annual salary of a certified medical technician.

The top three skills for a chaplain resident include patients, clinical pastoral education and spiritual care. The most important skills for a certified medical technician are patients, vital signs, and CPR.

Chaplain resident vs certified medical technician overview

	Chaplain Resident	Certified Medical Technician
Yearly salary	$45,343	$38,859
Hourly rate	$21.80	$18.68
Growth rate	12%	5%
Number of jobs	7,901	164,424
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Master's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Average age	51	44
Years of experience	4	12

What does a chaplain resident do?

A Chaplain Resident provides emotional and spiritual care to patients, families, and staff. They help families and other groups of people to deal with issues of crisis, grief, death, and bereavement.

What does a certified medical technician do?

Certified Medical Technicians are specialists in medical diagnoses by performing laboratory testing and analysis for hospitals and physicians. Their duties include lab sanitization to prepare for testing and collection, recording medical samples for testing, specimen preparation, blood drawing for donation and testing, and assisting physicians with sample collection as well as equipment handling in surgical rooms. They must also understand how to use complex and sensitive testing equipment such as cell counters, analyzers, microscopes, and centrifuges.

Chaplain resident vs certified medical technician salary

Chaplain residents and certified medical technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Chaplain Resident	Certified Medical Technician
Average salary	$45,343	$38,859
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $77,000	Between $28,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	Denton, TX
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Favorite Healthcare Staffing
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between chaplain resident and certified medical technician education

There are a few differences between a chaplain resident and a certified medical technician in terms of educational background:

	Chaplain Resident	Certified Medical Technician
Most common degree	Master's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Most common major	Theology	Nursing
Most common college	Emory University	University of Connecticut

Chaplain resident vs certified medical technician demographics

Here are the differences between chaplain residents' and certified medical technicians' demographics:

	Chaplain Resident	Certified Medical Technician
Average age	51	44
Gender ratio	Male, 57.4% Female, 42.6%	Male, 20.4% Female, 79.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 15.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 10.0% White, 53.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	16%	8%

Differences between chaplain resident and certified medical technician duties and responsibilities

Chaplain resident example responsibilities.

Manage pediatrics emergencies, indoor & outdoor patients, neonatal & intensive care units.
Provide pastoral care and facilitate spiritual assessments of mental illness patients with substance abuse, moral injury and spiritual pain/conflict.
Provide referrals and assist with Medicaid and Medicare issues.
Assign units include psychiatric (adult and pediatric), labor/delivery, oncology, and medical/surgical.
Assist many people: veterans, homeless, disable, poor, chronically ill, and the mentally ill.
Participate in interdisciplinary team and ethics committee.

Certified medical technician example responsibilities.

Maintain the cleanliness of storage areas, trays, centrifuges, refrigerators, freezers and work area.
Administer medications to patients according to their medication record as scheduled, as needed according to physician orders.
Perform laboratory test and procedures in areas including chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, coagulation, serology, and bacteriology.
Perform first aid and apply CPR when necessary.
Perform first aid or CPR during medical emergencies until paramedics arrive.
Assist the residents in their ADL needs and prepare their meals.

Chaplain resident vs certified medical technician skills

Common chaplain resident skills

Patients, 27%
Clinical Pastoral Education, 10%
Spiritual Care, 8%
Pastoral Care, 8%
Residency, 5%
Patient Care, 5%

Common certified medical technician skills

Patients, 17%
Vital Signs, 12%
CPR, 8%
Administer Medications, 7%
Resident Care, 6%
HIPAA, 6%

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