Children's institution attendant vs child daycare worker

The differences between children's institution attendants and child daycare workers 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 daycare worker. Additionally, a children's institution attendant has an average salary of $27,162, which is higher than the $26,693 average annual salary of a child daycare worker.

The top three skills for a children's institution attendant include infection control, direct care and . The most important skills for a child daycare worker are kids, diaper changes, and child care.

Children's institution attendant vs child daycare worker overview

	Children's Institution Attendant	Child Daycare Worker
Yearly salary	$27,162	$26,693
Hourly rate	$13.06	$12.83
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	53,141	85,913
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	2	2

Children's institution attendant vs child daycare worker salary

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

	Children's Institution Attendant	Child Daycare Worker
Average salary	$27,162	$26,693
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $16,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between children's institution attendant and child daycare worker education

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

	Children's Institution Attendant	Child Daycare Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Business	Psychology
Most common college	University of Texas at Austin	University of Virginia

Children's institution attendant vs child daycare worker demographics

Here are the differences between children's institution attendants' and child daycare workers' demographics:

	Children's Institution Attendant	Child Daycare Worker
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 30.8% Female, 69.2%	Male, 11.3% Female, 88.7%
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, 9.8% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 6.3% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between children's institution attendant and child daycare worker 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 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.

Children's institution attendant vs child daycare worker skills

Common children's institution attendant skills

Infection Control, 51%
Direct Care, 49%

Common child daycare worker skills

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

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