Congressional aide vs certified medical technician

The differences between congressional aides and certified medical technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a congressional aide, becoming a certified medical technician takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a certified medical technician has an average salary of $38,859, which is higher than the $36,393 average annual salary of a congressional aide.

The top three skills for a congressional aide include veterans, press releases and federal government agencies. The most important skills for a certified medical technician are patients, vital signs, and CPR.

Congressional aide vs certified medical technician overview

	Congressional Aide	Certified Medical Technician
Yearly salary	$36,393	$38,859
Hourly rate	$17.50	$18.68
Growth rate	-5%	5%
Number of jobs	40,186	164,424
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Average age	47	44
Years of experience	2	12

Congressional aide vs certified medical technician salary

Congressional aides and certified medical technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Congressional Aide	Certified Medical Technician
Average salary	$36,393	$38,859
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $61,000	Between $28,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	Denton, TX
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Favorite Healthcare Staffing
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between congressional aide and certified medical technician education

There are a few differences between a congressional aide and a certified medical technician in terms of educational background:

	Congressional Aide	Certified Medical Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Most common major	Political Science	Nursing
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Connecticut

Congressional aide vs certified medical technician demographics

Here are the differences between congressional aides' and certified medical technicians' demographics:

	Congressional Aide	Certified Medical Technician
Average age	47	44
Gender ratio	Male, 53.4% Female, 46.6%	Male, 20.4% Female, 79.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% Asian, 8.4% White, 52.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 15.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 10.0% White, 53.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	6%	8%

Differences between congressional aide and certified medical technician duties and responsibilities

Congressional aide example responsibilities.

Manage the editorial content, design and distribution of the representative's newsletter.
Organize large-scale community events, including senior health fairs, high school art competitions and veterans' resource fairs.
Provide constituent services, specializing in immigration and service to veterans, environmental issues, speech writing, maintain constituent records
Research developing legislation on agriculture and education policy, and participate in strategy discussions regarding caucus message and legislative action.
Verify and update exiting editorial content and write new editorial for revise statutes.

Certified medical technician example responsibilities.

Maintain the cleanliness of storage areas, trays, centrifuges, refrigerators, freezers and work area.
Administer medications to patients according to their medication record as scheduled, as needed according to physician orders.
Perform laboratory test and procedures in areas including chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, coagulation, serology, and bacteriology.
Perform first aid and apply CPR when necessary.
Perform first aid or CPR during medical emergencies until paramedics arrive.
Assist the residents in their ADL needs and prepare their meals.

Congressional aide vs certified medical technician skills

Common congressional aide skills

Veterans, 20%
Press Releases, 12%
Federal Government Agencies, 9%
Social Security Administration, 9%
Medicare, 8%
Citizenship, 7%

Common certified medical technician skills

Patients, 17%
Vital Signs, 12%
CPR, 8%
Administer Medications, 7%
Resident Care, 6%
HIPAA, 6%

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