How To Become A Custody Assistant: What It Is and Career Path

What is a custody assistant and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a custody assistant. For example, did you know that they make an average of $15.39 an hour? That's $32,013 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 4% and produce 85,500 job opportunities across the U.S.

ScoreCustody AssistantUS Average

Salary

2.5

Avg. Salary $32,013

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

5.7

Growth rate 4%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

5.1

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 1.45%

Asian 4.49%

Black or African American 10.73%

Hispanic or Latino 22.06%

Unknown 4.26%

White 57.01%

Gender

female 34.69%

male 65.31%

Age - 51

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 51

Stress level

5.7

Stress level is manageable

7.1 - high

Complexity level

7.0

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance

9.1

Work life balance is excellent

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a custody assistant

Explore custody assistant education requirements

Most common custody assistant degrees

Bachelor's

36.5 %

High School Diploma

34.3 %

Associate

17.9 %

Start to develop specific custody assistant skills

Skills	Percentages
Wet Mops	18.88%
Light Fixtures	16.64%
Building Floors	11.79%
Cleans Rugs	11.23%
Public Buildings	10.66%

Complete relevant custody assistant training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 1-3 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New custody assistants learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a custody assistant based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real custody assistant resumes.

Research custody assistant duties and responsibilities

Use of high power equipment including buffers and automatic scrubbers.
Empty and clean urinals and bedpans, and dirty linen hampers.
Clean and disinfect drinking fountains, sinks, toilets and urinals, clean mirrors, tiles and windows.
Perform mechanical repairs and services to plumbing, electrical, mechanical systems and large rotating equipment including refrigeration systems.

Prepare your custody assistant resume

When your background is strong enough, you can start writing your custody assistant resume.

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