Child care attendant vs home care attendant

The differences between child care attendants and home care attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a child care attendant has an average salary of $27,542, which is higher than the $26,059 average annual salary of a home care attendant.

The top three skills for a child care attendant include CPR, customer service and meal prep. The most important skills for a home care attendant are patients, home health, and companionship.

Child care attendant vs home care attendant overview

	Child Care Attendant	Home Care Attendant
Yearly salary	$27,542	$26,059
Hourly rate	$13.24	$12.53
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	156,197	235,912
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

What does a child care attendant do?

Also called childcare workers, childcare attendants attend to children at private households, schools, businesses, and childcare institutions. Childcare attendants dress, bathe, feed, and oversee children. They manage and monitor children's safety in whatever way. It is part of their duties and responsibilities to organize learning activities and enforce a curriculum that allows children to explore their interests. They have to be equipped with necessary skills like decision making, communication, monitoring, being patient, and being enthusiastic.

What does a home care attendant do?

A home care attendant is a health care worker whose primary job is to provide care and assistance to the elderly and people with disabilities. Your day-to-day duties will include monitoring and recording the condition of patients, performing housekeeping and laundry, and providing personal care services such as dressing and bathing. In addition, you will assist patients in caring for themselves by teaching them how to use a walker, cane, and personal hygiene equipment. As a home care attendant, you are also expected to adhere to asepsis procedures and standards to maintain a secure, healthy, and safe environment.

Child care attendant vs home care attendant salary

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

	Child Care Attendant	Home Care Attendant
Average salary	$27,542	$26,059
Salary range	Between $17,000 And $43,000	Between $17,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	Watertown Town, MA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Alaska
Best paying company	Lifespan	Dignity Health
Best paying industry	Education	Media

Differences between child care attendant and home care attendant education

There are a few differences between a child care attendant and a home care attendant in terms of educational background:

	Child Care Attendant	Home Care Attendant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Child care attendant vs home care attendant demographics

Here are the differences between child care attendants' and home care attendants' demographics:

	Child Care Attendant	Home Care Attendant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 12.9% Female, 87.1%	Male, 13.1% Female, 86.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.9% Asian, 7.5% White, 54.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 8.0% White, 57.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between child care attendant and home care attendant duties and responsibilities

Child care attendant example responsibilities.

Aid and facilitate higher functioning patients reach their fullest potential while managing behavioral episodes as needed.
Attend to the basic needs of patients, including physical therapy, companionship, food preparation and personal hygiene.
Assist with ADL and transport to Dr's appointments and shopping.
Obtain and evaluate patient medication regimens, allergies, lab values and past/current medication history utilizing electronic medical records.
Assist nurses in placing catheters, emptying and changing bags.
take vitals, give medications, fill oxygen tanks, empty catheters.

Home care attendant example responsibilities.

Manage clients bills, paid them, buy groceries, take complete care of their responsibilities.
Self-Direct and empower, providing hygiene care, hospice and respite care to Alzheimer's patients and patients requiring long-term assistance.
Provide companionship and conversation, stabilization, and assistance with walking, and providing medication and appointment reminders for assign patients.
Maintain all confidential personnel files and CPR compliance records.
Ensure that HHA's are trained to administer the required care.
Interview applicants for HHA training program, and general clerical duties and some front reception coverage.

Child care attendant vs home care attendant skills

Common child care attendant skills

CPR, 26%
Customer Service, 24%
Meal Prep, 15%
Vital Signs, 6%
Companionship, 5%
Front Desk, 3%

Common home care attendant skills

Patients, 19%
Home Health, 16%
Companionship, 14%
CPR, 6%
Meal Prep, 5%
Patient Care, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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