Direct care staffer vs direct service provider

The differences between direct care staffers and direct service 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 $28,496 average annual salary of a direct service provider.

The top three skills for a direct care staffer include mental health, developmental disabilities and CPR. The most important skills for a direct service provider are direct care, mental illness, and intellectual disabilities.

Direct care staffer vs direct service provider overview

	Direct Care Staffer	Direct Service Provider
Yearly salary	$30,480	$28,496
Hourly rate	$14.65	$13.70
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	117,658	49,939
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Direct care staffer vs direct service provider salary

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

	Direct Care Staffer	Direct Service Provider
Average salary	$30,480	$28,496
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $47,000	Between $21,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	Salem, OR	Juneau, AK
Highest paying state	Oregon	Alaska
Best paying company	New York University	North Carolina A&T State University
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Professional

Differences between direct care staffer and direct service provider education

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

	Direct Care Staffer	Direct Service Provider
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	-	-

Direct care staffer vs direct service provider demographics

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

	Direct Care Staffer	Direct Service Provider
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 27.5% Female, 72.5%	Male, 28.6% Female, 71.4%
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, 8.4% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 7.8% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between direct care staffer and direct service 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.

Direct service provider example responsibilities.

Train and experience in adult and child first aid and CPR.
Certify medicine administer, CPR and first aid certify, CPI certify.
Assist residents in activities of daily living (ADL's) on a daily basis.
Prepare documents on the computer for annual ISP meetings with clients and their team members.
Pass medications, attend ISP meetings, help with personal hygiene, work on state goals.
Job duties include job coaching, skill training, ADL management, and implementing behavior management plans.

Direct care staffer vs direct service provider skills

Common direct care staffer skills

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

Common direct service provider skills

Direct Care, 29%
Mental Illness, 20%
Intellectual Disabilities, 18%
Developmental Disabilities, 6%
Direct Services, 4%
CPR, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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