Children's institution attendant vs child care provider

The differences between children's institution attendants and child care providers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a children's institution attendant and a child care provider. Additionally, a child care provider has an average salary of $33,145, which is higher than the $27,162 average annual salary of a children's institution attendant.

The top three skills for a children's institution attendant include infection control, direct care and . The most important skills for a child care provider are nutritional meals, child care, and CPR.

Children's institution attendant vs child care provider overview

	Children's Institution Attendant	Child Care Provider
Yearly salary	$27,162	$33,145
Hourly rate	$13.06	$15.94
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	53,141	119,940
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	2	2

Children's institution attendant vs child care provider salary

Children's institution attendants and child care providers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Children's Institution Attendant	Child Care Provider
Average salary	$27,162	$33,145
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $23,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	CARE
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between children's institution attendant and child care provider education

There are a few differences between a children's institution attendant and a child care provider in terms of educational background:

	Children's Institution Attendant	Child Care Provider
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Texas at Austin	University of Southern California

Children's institution attendant vs child care provider demographics

Here are the differences between children's institution attendants' and child care providers' demographics:

	Children's Institution Attendant	Child Care Provider
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 30.8% Female, 69.2%	Male, 9.5% Female, 90.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% Asian, 4.8% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	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%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between children's institution attendant and child care provider duties and responsibilities

Children's institution attendant example responsibilities.

Work when need in the outpatient ambulatory surgery department.
Serve as one-on-one CWA for a student with cerebral palsy

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.

Children's institution attendant vs child care provider skills

Common children's institution attendant skills

Infection Control, 51%
Direct Care, 49%

Common child care provider skills

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

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