Child care provider vs provider

The differences between child care providers and providers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a provider has an average salary of $61,912, which is higher than the $33,145 average annual salary of a child care provider.

The top three skills for a child care provider include nutritional meals, child care and CPR. The most important skills for a provider are patients, healthcare, and patient care.

Child care provider vs provider overview

	Child Care Provider	Provider
Yearly salary	$33,145	$61,912
Hourly rate	$15.94	$29.77
Growth rate	6%	36%
Number of jobs	119,940	112,186
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Average age	37	48
Years of experience	2	-

What does a child care provider do?

A childcare provider is responsible for supervising a child's safety while developing fun activities and assisting the child's needs throughout the day. Childcare providers' duties include ensuring that facilities are safe for the child's use, monitoring the child's routines, serving healthy meals, assisting the child with homework, and reporting any concerns to their parents or guardians. Childcare providers must have excellent time-management skills and should be able to multi-task to attend with the child's needs.

What does a provider do?

Health care providers are health professionals and health organizations offering health care treatment and diagnosis services. These professionals play significant roles with patients through consultation, treatment, and advice. The health care they provide is of different variations. They even perform other procedures depending on the needs of the patients. Their responsibilities include comprehensive care and specialist work. Also, they help in duties, medication, and housekeeping. They transport clients to and from errands, activities, and appointments.

Child care provider vs provider salary

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

	Child Care Provider	Provider
Average salary	$33,145	$61,912
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $47,000	Between $36,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	Vancouver, WA	Las Vegas, NV
Highest paying state	Washington	Nevada
Best paying company	CARE	UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Best paying industry	Finance	Health Care

Differences between child care provider and provider education

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

	Child Care Provider	Provider
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	-

Child care provider vs provider demographics

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

	Child Care Provider	Provider
Average age	37	48
Gender ratio	Male, 9.5% Female, 90.5%	Male, 21.9% Female, 78.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% Asian, 6.6% White, 58.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 26.9% Asian, 7.9% White, 50.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	4%	7%

Differences between child care provider and provider duties and responsibilities

Child care provider example responsibilities.

Provide first aid and CPR, prevention of the spread of blood borne pathogens and access of emergency services as needed.
Maintain necessary documentation for licensing as well as certifications including CPR.
Complete accurate and timely documentation on kids' behavior as outlined by policy.
Accumulate early childhood experience through daily interactions and continual training sessions.

Provider example responsibilities.

Work on achieving goals with child base on yearly ISP reports.
Manage provider network to include verifying claims and benefits for healthcare providers/members and insurance companies.
Monitor vital signs and medication of patients under the direction of register nurses and physiotherapists.
Treat each resident with tender care and compassion.
Suction tracheotomy, change out tracheotomy, and provide tracheotomy CPR as needed.
Maintain appropriate certifications and licenses such as CPR, first aid, and food handlers permit.

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Child care provider vs provider skills

Common child care provider skills

Nutritional Meals, 25%
Child Care, 22%
CPR, 11%
Homework Assignments, 9%
Social Development, 4%
Applied Behavior Analysis, 3%

Common provider skills

Patients, 27%
Healthcare, 18%
Patient Care, 14%
Mental Health, 5%
Customer Service, 5%
CPR, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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