Community aide vs support staff

The differences between community aides and desk clerks supervisors 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 support staff takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a support staff has an average salary of $31,772, 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 support staff are customer service, developmental disabilities, and mental health.

Community aide vs support staff overview

	Community Aide	Support Staff
Yearly salary	$23,688	$31,772
Hourly rate	$11.39	$15.28
Growth rate	12%	36%
Number of jobs	74,509	161,915
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	43	47
Years of experience	12	6

Community aide vs support staff salary

Community aides and desk clerks supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Community Aide	Support Staff
Average salary	$23,688	$31,772
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $30,000	Between $25,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	Santa Ana, CA	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	New Hampshire	New York
Best paying company	Trinity Health	Lakeland Electric
Best paying industry	Professional	Finance

Differences between community aide and support staff education

There are a few differences between a community aide and a support staff in terms of educational background:

	Community Aide	Support Staff
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	SUNY at Binghamton	Duke University

Community aide vs support staff demographics

Here are the differences between community aides' and desk clerks supervisors' demographics:

	Community Aide	Support Staff
Average age	43	47
Gender ratio	Male, 29.2% Female, 70.8%	Male, 31.2% Female, 68.8%
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, 8.8% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 6.2% White, 62.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	11%	8%

Differences between community aide and support staff 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.

Support staff example responsibilities.

Manage SharePoint inventory repository and assign access levels to new hires as needed.
Provide companionship to the consumer.
Tutor students in various science courses, English and GED prep classes.
Maintain a safe, supportive and therapeutic environment which fosters growth and rehabilitation.
Work with students at various levels of mathematics knowledge within the same teaching environment.
Work with students who have graduated from the developmental mathematics program on more advance mathematics classes.

Community aide vs support staff skills

Common community aide skills

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

Common support staff skills

Customer Service, 9%
Developmental Disabilities, 7%
Mental Health, 6%
Meal Preparation, 6%
Direct Care, 6%
Home Maintenance, 6%