Developmental diabetes secure care treatment aide vs direct care staffer

The differences between developmental diabetes secure care treatment aides and direct care staffers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a developmental diabetes secure care treatment aide has an average salary of $42,065, which is higher than the $30,480 average annual salary of a direct care staffer.

The top three skills for a developmental diabetes secure care treatment aide include rehabilitation, mental illness and secure care. The most important skills for a direct care staffer are mental health, developmental disabilities, and CPR.

Developmental diabetes secure care treatment aide vs direct care staffer overview

	Developmental Diabetes Secure Care Treatment Aide	Direct Care Staffer
Yearly salary	$42,065	$30,480
Hourly rate	$20.22	$14.65
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	102,312	117,658
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Developmental diabetes secure care treatment aide vs direct care staffer salary

Developmental diabetes secure care treatment aides and direct care staffers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Developmental Diabetes Secure Care Treatment Aide	Direct Care Staffer
Average salary	$42,065	$30,480
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $49,000	Between $19,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	Salem, OR
Highest paying state	-	Oregon
Best paying company	-	New York University
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between developmental diabetes secure care treatment aide and direct care staffer education

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

	Developmental Diabetes Secure Care Treatment Aide	Direct Care Staffer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Psychology
Most common college	-	-

Developmental diabetes secure care treatment aide vs direct care staffer demographics

Here are the differences between developmental diabetes secure care treatment aides' and direct care staffers' demographics:

	Developmental Diabetes Secure Care Treatment Aide	Direct Care Staffer
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 59.6% Female, 40.4%	Male, 27.5% Female, 72.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 17.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 10.2% White, 46.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 57.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between developmental diabetes secure care treatment aide and direct care staffer duties and responsibilities

Developmental diabetes secure care treatment aide example responsibilities.

Provide direct support, teaching of ADL's, modeling appropriate behaviors, and planning and executing recreational activities.
Provide caring and companionship to elderly and developmentally disable consumers and provide primary resident care and assistance with daily living activities.
Dispense and administer medication to patients according to AMAP policies and procedures.

Direct care staffer example responsibilities.

Provide and care for highly volatile patients, administering CPI when require.
Train and supervise individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities.
Assist consumers in development and maintenance of adaptive daily living skills.
Maintain client and community safety through appropriate application of CPI NVCI training.
Assist residence with disabilities, by bathing them, feeding and showing compassion.
Work with Kronos (timekeeping system) and making schedules for the DSP.

Developmental diabetes secure care treatment aide vs direct care staffer skills

Common developmental diabetes secure care treatment aide skills

Rehabilitation, 48%
Mental Illness, 45%
Secure Care, 3%
Crisis Intervention, 2%
Developmental Disabilities, 1%

Common direct care staffer skills

Mental Health, 14%
Developmental Disabilities, 8%
CPR, 8%
Patients, 6%
Autism, 6%
Crisis Intervention, 5%

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