Child daycare worker vs daycare provider assistant

The differences between child daycare workers and daycare provider assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a child daycare worker and a daycare provider assistant. Additionally, a daycare provider assistant has an average salary of $29,882, which is higher than the $26,693 average annual salary of a child daycare worker.

The top three skills for a child daycare worker include kids, diaper changes and child care. The most important skills for a daycare provider assistant are child care, kids, and CPR.

Child daycare worker vs daycare provider assistant overview

	Child Daycare Worker	Daycare Provider Assistant
Yearly salary	$26,693	$29,882
Hourly rate	$12.83	$14.37
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	85,913	73,544
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 42%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	2	2

Child daycare worker vs daycare provider assistant salary

Child daycare workers and daycare provider assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Child Daycare Worker	Daycare Provider Assistant
Average salary	$26,693	$29,882
Salary range	Between $16,000 And $42,000	Between $20,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between child daycare worker and daycare provider assistant education

There are a few differences between a child daycare worker and a daycare provider assistant in terms of educational background:

	Child Daycare Worker	Daycare Provider Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 42%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	University of Virginia	University of Virginia

Child daycare worker vs daycare provider assistant demographics

Here are the differences between child daycare workers' and daycare provider assistants' demographics:

	Child Daycare Worker	Daycare Provider Assistant
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 11.3% Female, 88.7%	Male, 14.9% Female, 85.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 6.3% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% Asian, 7.1% White, 57.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between child daycare worker and daycare provider assistant duties and responsibilities

Child daycare worker example responsibilities.

Certify in CPR and a.
Help learn ABC's, colors, and counting.
Play with the children, teach songs, ABC's, numbers, and such.
Supervise more than 25 students age 6-14 and are CPR certify during employment.
Provide group and individual behavior support and intervention as trained, including the use of TCI appropriate physical restraint as necessary.
Create math, reading, bible, and art lessons.

Daycare provider assistant example responsibilities.

Practice emergency fire evacuation and basic first aid procedures; certify in pediatric, infant, and adult CPR.
Fulfill all childcare duties such as dressing, changing diapers, training in CPR, water safety and fire safety
Administer programs to promote educational programs such as ABC'S , 123'S colors, shapes, reading books etc.
Read books and play with toddlers, put kids down for nap time, provide meals for children throughout the day.
Administer learning materials, provide one-on-on tutoring and supervise kids during time of play.
Implement learning, such as ABCs, name writing and counting through play and crafts

Child daycare worker vs daycare provider assistant skills

Common child daycare worker skills

Kids, 38%
Diaper Changes, 22%
Child Care, 12%
CPR, 10%
Infant Room, 3%
Developmental Problems, 3%

Common daycare provider assistant skills

Child Care, 60%
Kids, 11%
CPR, 8%
Homework Assignments, 3%
Learning Environment, 2%
Meal Preparation, 2%

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