Child care aide vs aide

The differences between child care aides and aides can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a child care aide has an average salary of $29,192, which is higher than the $27,793 average annual salary of an aide.

The top three skills for a child care aide include child care, CPR and behavior management. The most important skills for an aide are patients, patient care, and CPR.

Child care aide vs aide overview

	Child Care Aide	Aide
Yearly salary	$29,192	$27,793
Hourly rate	$14.03	$13.36
Growth rate	6%	36%
Number of jobs	168,475	78,919
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	37	48
Years of experience	2	-

What does a child care aide do?

A Child Care Aide is primarily in charge of children's care and personal needs. They typically work at schools, offices, and even in residential areas. Their responsibilities include meeting the parents to identify the extent of the children's needs, developing care plans, monitoring the children's behavior, and updating parents regularly. They also perform various tasks depending on the children's age and needs, such as changing diapers, dressing, preparing meals and snacks, feeding, and toilet assistance. Moreover, a Child Care Aide must ensure a safe and healthy environment for children.

What does an aide do?

Aides are personal employees of their clients who commonly have health issues that render them unable to do certain tasks. They help out their clients with activities they may need assistance in. They may do personal errands such as grocery shopping, cleaning, and cooking. They also provide care for their clients by helping them bathe, dress, brush their teeth, and other personal hygiene activities. Aides also help their clients walk, sit, and eat if their clients' motor functions are compromised. Aides are expected to be patient, caring, and trustworthy.

Child care aide vs aide salary

Child care aides and aides have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Child Care Aide	Aide
Average salary	$29,192	$27,793
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $39,000	Between $21,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	Mercer Island, WA	-
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Washington
Best paying company	Univ Of Colorado-Colorado Spgs	-
Best paying industry	Finance	Health Care

Differences between child care aide and aide education

There are a few differences between a child care aide and an aide in terms of educational background:

	Child Care Aide	Aide
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	California State University - Long Beach	-

Child care aide vs aide demographics

Here are the differences between child care aides' and aides' demographics:

	Child Care Aide	Aide
Average age	37	48
Gender ratio	Male, 14.1% Female, 85.9%	Male, 25.9% Female, 74.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 7.3% White, 57.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 8.4% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	4%	7%

Differences between child care aide and aide duties and responsibilities

Child care aide example responsibilities.

Work with the children with ABC's and numbers.
Help with ABC's and numbers on part-time schedule.
Provide activities of daily living for a child with autism.
Purchase and order groceries and household supplies to keep kitchen and household stock.
Provide individual needs prescribe in IEP and direct by teacher for students with autism.
Coordinate recovery at nursing facilities, and rehabilitation treatment in the home setting, through VNA.

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Aide example responsibilities.

Help ESL students achieve their academic goals while they learn a new language and adapt to a new community and culture.
Assist with the intervention under the supervision of an experience professional with expertise in autism therapy
Assist residents with recreational activities and other projects doing whatever possible to promote comfort, security and rehabilitation.
Facilitate the treatment and rehabilitation of the residential clients by assisting clients in overcoming anxieties, explaining available service.
Conduct individual exercise instruction as prescribed by supervising therapist, significantly resulting in improving the overall well being of many patients.
Train in SCIP and AMAP administer medication

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Child care aide vs aide skills

Common child care aide skills

Child Care, 37%
CPR, 29%
Behavior Management, 6%
Child Development, 5%
Foster Care, 4%
First Aid Training, 4%

Common aide skills

Patients, 26%
Patient Care, 15%
CPR, 8%
Compassion, 7%
Home Health, 7%
Customer Service, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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