Child health associate vs community educator

The differences between child health associates and community educators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a child health associate and a community educator. Additionally, a community educator has an average salary of $42,048, which is higher than the $31,103 average annual salary of a child health associate.

The top three skills for a child health associate include patients, CPR and mental health. The most important skills for a community educator are community outreach, community education, and educational programs.

Child health associate vs community educator overview

	Child Health Associate	Community Educator
Yearly salary	$31,103	$42,048
Hourly rate	$14.95	$20.22
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	62,309	20,854
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	4	4

Child health associate vs community educator salary

Child health associates and community educators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Child Health Associate	Community Educator
Average salary	$31,103	$42,048
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $47,000	Between $27,000 And $65,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Kern Community College District
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between child health associate and community educator education

There are a few differences between a child health associate and a community educator in terms of educational background:

	Child Health Associate	Community Educator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Psychology
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Southern California

Child health associate vs community educator demographics

Here are the differences between child health associates' and community educators' demographics:

	Child Health Associate	Community Educator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 16.8% Female, 83.2%	Male, 26.7% Female, 73.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 6.5% White, 57.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 5.9% White, 59.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	21%	21%

Differences between child health associate and community educator duties and responsibilities

Child health associate example responsibilities.

Prevent and manage aggressive behavior among clients and administer CPR in emergency interventions.
Manage large databases, analyze records, perform literature reviews, prepare PowerPoint presentations, and interpret data for publication.
Experience with hospice patients, skil care, and in providing daily living needs and compassion.
Enroll clients into the WIC program.
Certify in basic first aid training and CPR.
Provide input regarding transitional goals at assign IEP meetings.

Community educator example responsibilities.

Grow and manage existing relationships in assign territories with physicians, hospitals, skil nursing and rehabilitation facilities and assist livings.
Conduct nutrition education component of diabetes education program for all classes.
Grow and manage existing relationships in assign territories with physicians, hospitals, skil nursing and rehabilitation facilities and assist livings.
Authorize and monitor CCAD services to ensure that the consumer receives the services as authorized and their needs are being meet.

Child health associate vs community educator skills

Common child health associate skills

Patients, 35%
CPR, 23%
Mental Health, 14%
Kids, 7%
Medicaid, 4%
Public Health, 4%

Common community educator skills

Community Outreach, 11%
Community Education, 7%
Educational Programs, 5%
Community Events, 5%
Health Education, 5%
Mental Health, 4%

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