Early interventionist vs case worker

The differences between early interventionists and case workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an early interventionist and a case worker. Additionally, a case worker has an average salary of $41,459, which is higher than the $40,867 average annual salary of an early interventionist.

The top three skills for an early interventionist include child care, early intervention and occupational therapy. The most important skills for a case worker are social work, crisis intervention, and patients.

Early interventionist vs case worker overview

	Early Interventionist	Case Worker
Yearly salary	$40,867	$41,459
Hourly rate	$19.65	$19.93
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	2,692	107,329
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Early interventionist vs case worker salary

Early interventionists and case workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Early Interventionist	Case Worker
Average salary	$40,867	$41,459
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $56,000	Between $30,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	Minot, ND	New York, NY
Highest paying state	New Jersey	New Jersey
Best paying company	Legacy Traditional Schools	Appalachian Regional Healthcare
Best paying industry	Finance	Education

Differences between early interventionist and case worker education

There are a few differences between an early interventionist and a case worker in terms of educational background:

	Early Interventionist	Case Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	Boston University	University of Pennsylvania

Early interventionist vs case worker demographics

Here are the differences between early interventionists' and case workers' demographics:

	Early Interventionist	Case Worker
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 6.4% Female, 93.6%	Male, 26.8% Female, 73.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 2.7% White, 63.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 13.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 2.7% White, 63.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between early interventionist and case worker duties and responsibilities

Early interventionist example responsibilities.

Track and maintain documentation on all IEP's.
Provide therapy to children diagnose with various forms of autism.
Plan and supervise socialization for children with autism to practice learned skills.
Attend IFSP and IEP meetings for periodic and annual reviews of children's services.
Provide autistic children and their families intensive apply behavioral analysis therapy to develop functional communication, social and self-help skills.
Assist in the implementation of PBIS implementation.

Case worker example responsibilities.

Establish collaborative relationships with patients within a supportive atmosphere to assist in confronting drug relate behavior and achieving sobriety.
Review and research leads regarding personal injury cases by obtaining information from the Medicaid recipient's attorney and insurance adjuster
File, close and maintain records in either physical case file or on ETO.
Train new employees and assign tasks in driving and all responsibilities in DCS documentations.
Provide weekly face to face updates to youth and telephonic updates to family members/sponsor with documentation find in ETO.
Facilitate DCS court order supervised visitation during the reunification process.

Early interventionist vs case worker skills

Common early interventionist skills

Child Care, 12%
Early Intervention, 8%
Occupational Therapy, 7%
Physical Therapy, 6%
Autism, 6%
Natural Environment, 6%

Common case worker skills

Social Work, 20%
Crisis Intervention, 8%
Patients, 7%
Substance Abuse, 6%
Community Resources, 6%
Child Abuse, 5%