Developmental aide vs direct care aide

The differences between developmental aides and direct care 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 $30,429 average annual salary of a direct care aide.

The top three skills for a developmental aide include developmental disabilities, CPR and meal preparation. The most important skills for a direct care aide are home health, foster care, and CPR.

Developmental aide vs direct care aide overview

	Developmental Aide	Direct Care Aide
Yearly salary	$43,780	$30,429
Hourly rate	$21.05	$14.63
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	67,984	178,038
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Developmental aide vs direct care aide salary

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

	Developmental Aide	Direct Care Aide
Average salary	$43,780	$30,429
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $57,000	Between $22,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Springfield, MA
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Univ Of Colorado-Colorado Spgs
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between developmental aide and direct care aide education

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

	Developmental Aide	Direct Care Aide
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Developmental aide vs direct care aide demographics

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

	Developmental Aide	Direct Care Aide
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 25.6% Female, 74.4%	Male, 20.8% Female, 79.2%
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, 12.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.3% Asian, 8.0% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between developmental aide and direct care 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.

Direct care aide example responsibilities.

Provide individuals appropriate assistance in completing ADL's, such as showering, toileting, transferring, dressing, and feeding.
Assist mentally disable adults with ADL's such as showering, grooming, oral care, eating, dressing and toileting.
Provide emotional and mental support to unstable patients and are experience in dealing with aggressive residents
Provide caring and companionship to elderly and developmentally disable consumers and provide primary resident care and assistance with daily living activities.
Advocate for disable children, help them thrive through completion of goals and one-on-one supervision SCIP, AMAP and CPR certify.
Dispense and administer medication to patients according to AMAP policies and procedures.

Developmental aide vs direct care aide skills

Common developmental aide skills

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

Common direct care aide skills

Home Health, 17%
Foster Care, 10%
CPR, 9%
Patients, 7%
Meal Prep, 7%
Rehabilitation, 6%