Community aide vs community health counselor

The differences between community aides and community health counselors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a community aide, becoming a community health counselor takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a community health counselor has an average salary of $43,304, which is higher than the $23,688 average annual salary of a community aide.

The top three skills for a community aide include developmental disabilities, CPR and autism. The most important skills for a community health counselor are social work, behavioral health, and patients.

Community aide vs community health counselor overview

	Community Aide	Community Health Counselor
Yearly salary	$23,688	$43,304
Hourly rate	$11.39	$20.82
Growth rate	12%	9%
Number of jobs	74,509	131,804
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	43	41
Years of experience	12	4

Community aide vs community health counselor salary

Community aides and community health counselors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Community Aide	Community Health Counselor
Average salary	$23,688	$43,304
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $30,000	Between $29,000 And $63,000
Highest paying City	Santa Ana, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	New Hampshire	California
Best paying company	Trinity Health	Apple
Best paying industry	Professional	Health Care

Differences between community aide and community health counselor education

There are a few differences between a community aide and a community health counselor in terms of educational background:

	Community Aide	Community Health Counselor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	SUNY at Binghamton	California State University - Long Beach

Community aide vs community health counselor demographics

Here are the differences between community aides' and community health counselors' demographics:

	Community Aide	Community Health Counselor
Average age	43	41
Gender ratio	Male, 29.2% Female, 70.8%	Male, 31.4% Female, 68.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 6.9% White, 55.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% Asian, 3.2% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	15%

Differences between community aide and community health counselor duties and responsibilities

Community aide example responsibilities.

Assist in managing inventory for student and staff culinary and scholastic supplies.
Provide relationship-base treatment plans to patients that involves high quality acute psychiatric evaluations, crisis stabilization, and intensive short-term treatment.
Collaborate with community health councils and other community agencies to provide programs that enhance community awareness of health and safety.

Community health counselor example responsibilities.

Provide group and individual therapy along with social service coordination for patients in short term stabilization psychiatric unit.
Train in medication administration, therapeutic holds and CPR.
Maintain cleanliness of home provide assistance with cleaning rooms and common areas.
Train in MNT, TCI, first aide and CPR with several other essential trainings.
Complete insurance verification information for Medicaid participants.
Maintain caseload paperwork in accordance with Georgia Medicaid requirements.

Community aide vs community health counselor skills

Common community aide skills

Developmental Disabilities, 24%
CPR, 22%
Autism, 7%
Behavior Management, 6%
Community Resources, 5%
Front Desk, 4%

Common community health counselor skills

Social Work, 19%
Behavioral Health, 17%
Patients, 17%
Crisis Intervention, 7%
Rehabilitation, 4%
Discharge Planning, 3%

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