Direct care staffer vs care provider

The differences between direct care staffers and care providers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a direct care staffer has an average salary of $30,480, which is higher than the $29,652 average annual salary of a care provider.

The top three skills for a direct care staffer include mental health, developmental disabilities and CPR. The most important skills for a care provider are senior care, patients, and administer medications.

Direct care staffer vs care provider overview

	Direct Care Staffer	Care Provider
Yearly salary	$30,480	$29,652
Hourly rate	$14.65	$14.26
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	117,658	169,562
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 31%	High School Diploma, 30%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

What does a direct care staffer do?

A Direct Care Staffer specializes in providing personal care and supervision to the disabled or elderly. Among the responsibilities include administering medication, managing schedules, assisting in hygienic tasks, preparing meals, and doing light to moderate household chores. Furthermore, A Direct Care Staffer also helps in transportation and preparation of daily meals, running various errands, purchasing groceries and daily necessities, and as well as monitoring health conditions. It is also essential for a Daily Care Staffer to update supervisors and guardians regularly.

What does a care provider do?

A care provider is responsible for assisting patients with their healthcare needs at the highest quality service. Care providers work in various medical organizations or are privately employed by a household. They perform medical procedures such as taking the patient's temperature and vital signs, monitoring their food intake, administering medications, collecting specimens for laboratory tests, and reporting the patient's condition to the attending physician or other health care professionals. A care provider must have excellent communication and organization skills, especially when consulting with patients for their needs and developing healthcare plans.

Direct care staffer vs care provider salary

Direct care staffers and care providers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Direct Care Staffer	Care Provider
Average salary	$30,480	$29,652
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $47,000	Between $17,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	Salem, OR	Attleboro, MA
Highest paying state	Oregon	Massachusetts
Best paying company	New York University	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Government

Differences between direct care staffer and care provider education

There are a few differences between a direct care staffer and a care provider in terms of educational background:

	Direct Care Staffer	Care Provider
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 31%	High School Diploma, 30%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Direct care staffer vs care provider demographics

Here are the differences between direct care staffers' and care providers' demographics:

	Direct Care Staffer	Care Provider
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 27.5% Female, 72.5%	Male, 22.1% Female, 77.9%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% Asian, 8.3% White, 54.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between direct care staffer and care provider duties and responsibilities

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.

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Care provider example responsibilities.

Manage provider network to include verifying claims and benefits for healthcare providers/members and insurance companies.
Aid and facilitate higher functioning patients reach their fullest potential while managing behavioral episodes as needed.
Accompany to medical appointments, administer medications, assist with ADL's, community integration, personal care, and therapeutic activities
Review appeals for Medicare non-participating providers following CMS specific guidelines for these providers.
Provide direct patient care to critical and non-critical emergency department patients as an experience EMT-Paramedic.
Change tracheal tube and catheter.

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Direct care staffer vs care provider skills

Common direct care staffer skills

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

Common care provider skills

Senior Care, 23%
Patients, 13%
Administer Medications, 6%
Direct Care, 6%
Meal Prep, 6%
Patient Care, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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