Children's institution attendant vs child care sitter

The differences between children's institution attendants and child care sitters 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 sitter. Additionally, a child care sitter has an average salary of $33,416, 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 sitter are CPR, kids, and child care.

Children's institution attendant vs child care sitter overview

	Children's Institution Attendant	Child Care Sitter
Yearly salary	$27,162	$33,416
Hourly rate	$13.06	$16.07
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	53,141	125,552
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	High School Diploma, 32%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	2	2

Children's institution attendant vs child care sitter salary

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

	Children's Institution Attendant	Child Care Sitter
Average salary	$27,162	$33,416
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $22,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between children's institution attendant and child care sitter education

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

	Children's Institution Attendant	Child Care Sitter
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	High School Diploma, 32%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	University of Texas at Austin	University of Virginia

Children's institution attendant vs child care sitter demographics

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

	Children's Institution Attendant	Child Care Sitter
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 30.8% Female, 69.2%	Male, 16.4% Female, 83.6%
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, 11.0% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 6.4% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between children's institution attendant and child care sitter 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 sitter example responsibilities.

Perform first aid or CPR when require.
Help kids with homework, doing arts and crafts project together and making snacks!
Look after children while parents work out, basic first aid and cpr certify, creative and quick thinking ,
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.

Children's institution attendant vs child care sitter skills

Common children's institution attendant skills

Infection Control, 51%
Direct Care, 49%

Common child care sitter skills

CPR, 29%
Kids, 23%
Child Care, 15%
Healthy Meals, 8%
PET, 8%
Patient Care, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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