Developmental aide vs aide

The differences between developmental aides and aides can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a developmental aide has an average salary of $43,780, which is higher than the $27,793 average annual salary of an aide.

The top three skills for a developmental aide include developmental disabilities, CPR and meal preparation. The most important skills for an aide are patients, patient care, and CPR.

Developmental aide vs aide overview

	Developmental Aide	Aide
Yearly salary	$43,780	$27,793
Hourly rate	$21.05	$13.36
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	67,984	78,919
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Developmental aide vs aide salary

Developmental aides and aides have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Developmental Aide	Aide
Average salary	$43,780	$27,793
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $57,000	Between $21,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between developmental aide and aide education

There are a few differences between a developmental aide and an aide in terms of educational background:

	Developmental Aide	Aide
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Business	Psychology
Most common college	-	-

Developmental aide vs aide demographics

Here are the differences between developmental aides' and aides' demographics:

	Developmental Aide	Aide
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 25.6% Female, 74.4%	Male, 25.9% Female, 74.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 8.6% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 8.4% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between developmental aide and aide duties and responsibilities

Developmental aide example responsibilities.

Perform medical documentation and emotionally/ intellectually stimulating ADL programmatic while delivering exemplary patient care.
Certify to administer medication, CPR, AMAP and SCIIP.
Support residential clients in completing tasks such as toileting, brushing teeth and general hygiene (ADL).
Certify to give clients medication, CPR first aid, a map and skip a form of restraint for violence clients.
Provide caring and companionship to elderly and developmentally disable consumers and provide primary resident care and assistance with daily living activities.
Facilitate exercise, vocational, arts-n-crafts, and daily living skills groups for consumers with DD.

Aide example responsibilities.

Help ESL students achieve their academic goals while they learn a new language and adapt to a new community and culture.
Assist with the intervention under the supervision of an experience professional with expertise in autism therapy
Assist residents with recreational activities and other projects doing whatever possible to promote comfort, security and rehabilitation.
Facilitate the treatment and rehabilitation of the residential clients by assisting clients in overcoming anxieties, explaining available service.
Conduct individual exercise instruction as prescribed by supervising therapist, significantly resulting in improving the overall well being of many patients.
Train in SCIP and AMAP administer medication

Developmental aide vs aide skills

Common developmental aide skills

Developmental Disabilities, 21%
CPR, 18%
Meal Preparation, 8%
Group Homes, 8%
Mental Health, 5%
ADL, 4%

Common aide skills

Patients, 26%
Patient Care, 15%
CPR, 8%
Compassion, 7%
Home Health, 7%
Customer Service, 6%