Dietary patient aide vs nurses' aide

The differences between dietary patient aides and nurses' aides can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a nurses' aide has an average salary of $30,496, which is higher than the $27,112 average annual salary of a dietary patient aide.

The top three skills for a dietary patient aide include patients, patient safety and vital signs. The most important skills for a nurses' aide are patients, vital signs, and electrocardiogram.

Dietary patient aide vs nurses' aide overview

	Dietary Patient Aide	Nurses' Aide
Yearly salary	$27,112	$30,496
Hourly rate	$13.03	$14.66
Growth rate	12%	9%
Number of jobs	103,465	157,723
Job satisfaction	-	4.5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	High School Diploma, 30%
Average age	41	42
Years of experience	-	3

Dietary patient aide vs nurses' aide salary

Dietary patient aides and nurses' aides have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dietary Patient Aide	Nurses' Aide
Average salary	$27,112	$30,496
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $23,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Bangor, ME	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	Maine	Hawaii
Best paying company	Tufts Medical Center	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Health Care

Differences between dietary patient aide and nurses' aide education

There are a few differences between a dietary patient aide and a nurses' aide in terms of educational background:

	Dietary Patient Aide	Nurses' Aide
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	High School Diploma, 30%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Dietary patient aide vs nurses' aide demographics

Here are the differences between dietary patient aides' and nurses' aides' demographics:

	Dietary Patient Aide	Nurses' Aide
Average age	41	42
Gender ratio	Male, 24.7% Female, 75.3%	Male, 13.2% Female, 86.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 27.3% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 4.6% White, 48.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.3% Asian, 7.6% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	8%	7%

Differences between dietary patient aide and nurses' aide duties and responsibilities

Dietary patient aide example responsibilities.

Conduct and facilitate PCA lead group activities as scheduled
Provide in house rehabilitation to the disable.
Demonstrate compassion and professionalism while delivering dialysis treatment to high-risk populations.
Explain dialysis procedure and operation of hemodialysis machine to patient and calculate the proper amount for fluid removal during dialysis procedure.
Present peer to peer health education and provide administrative support to student health center including filing medical records using HIPPA compliant procedures

Nurses' aide example responsibilities.

Manage and schedule restorative nursing programs for patients to encourage further rehabilitation or maintenance of physical function.
Maintain current CPR and hospital policies, work with patients ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics on a daily basis.
Perform ADL's (activities of daily living) and direct care services to assign patients to ensure schedule appointments are met
Assist with patient transfer, ambulation, catheter care, vital signs, answering call lights, feeding, and shower.
Lead RCA that overlook on residents and supervise staff.
Perform housekeeping to maintain cleanliness of the facility or patient's residence.

Dietary patient aide vs nurses' aide skills

Common dietary patient aide skills

Patients, 55%
Patient Safety, 6%
Vital Signs, 5%
Direct Patient Care, 5%
CPR, 5%
Rehabilitation, 4%

Common nurses' aide skills

Patients, 27%
Vital Signs, 12%
Electrocardiogram, 8%
Compassion, 7%
Rehabilitation, 5%
Medical Equipment, 4%