Disability advocate vs resident

The differences between disability advocates and residents can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a disability advocate and a resident. Additionally, a resident has an average salary of $60,589, which is higher than the $36,222 average annual salary of a disability advocate.

The top three skills for a disability advocate include social security administration, outbound calls and ssdi. The most important skills for a resident are home health, patients, and rehabilitation.

Disability advocate vs resident overview

	Disability Advocate	Resident
Yearly salary	$36,222	$60,589
Hourly rate	$17.41	$29.13
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	48,838	14,186
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Disability advocate vs resident salary

Disability advocates and residents have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Disability Advocate	Resident
Average salary	$36,222	$60,589
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $43,000	Between $44,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	North Dakota
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Non Profits

Differences between disability advocate and resident education

There are a few differences between a disability advocate and a resident in terms of educational background:

	Disability Advocate	Resident
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Psychology	Medicine
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Virginia

Disability advocate vs resident demographics

Here are the differences between disability advocates' and residents' demographics:

	Disability Advocate	Resident
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 29.9% Female, 70.1%	Male, 41.0% Female, 59.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% Asian, 6.3% White, 54.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 15.8% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 7.1% White, 51.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.6%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between disability advocate and resident duties and responsibilities

Disability advocate example responsibilities.

Manage a number of cases dealing with veterans' requests for claims and education benefits.
Offer advisement on DSS, SSI and SSDI.
Follow up with all request from DDS.
Prepare and organize legal documents for IEP meetings.
Represent SSI and SSDI disable claimants before judges of the SSA.
Assist clients with applying for disability and/or Medicaid benefits.

Resident example responsibilities.

Manage pediatrics emergencies, indoor & outdoor patients, neonatal & intensive care units.
Document daily reports, administer medication, experience with first aid, CPR, and strategies for crisis intervention.
Perform full mouth surgical dental rehabilitation for mentally and physically disable patients (children and adults) under general anesthesia.
Work up surgical patient for surgery, under supervision.
Assist in LINAC and TPS commissioning with LandauerMP commissioning team.
Involve in commissioning of new skin HDR program using Valencia applicators.

Disability advocate vs resident skills

Common disability advocate skills

Social Security Administration, 12%
Outbound Calls, 12%
Ssdi, 12%
Government Agencies, 8%
Mental Health, 8%
Advocacy Services, 8%

Common resident skills

Home Health, 20%
Patients, 15%
Rehabilitation, 13%
Customer Service, 6%
CPR, 4%
Residency Program, 3%