Early interventionist vs child protective investigator

The differences between early interventionists and child protective investigators 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 child protective investigator. Additionally, a child protective investigator has an average salary of $47,903, 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 child protective investigator are patrol, social work, and local law enforcement.

Early interventionist vs child protective investigator overview

	Early Interventionist	Child Protective Investigator
Yearly salary	$40,867	$47,903
Hourly rate	$19.65	$23.03
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	2,692	15,938
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Early interventionist vs child protective investigator salary

Early interventionists and child protective investigators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Early Interventionist	Child Protective Investigator
Average salary	$40,867	$47,903
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $56,000	Between $37,000 And $61,000
Highest paying City	Minot, ND	Camden, NJ
Highest paying state	New Jersey	New Jersey
Best paying company	Legacy Traditional Schools	Saks Fifth Avenue
Best paying industry	Finance	Government

Differences between early interventionist and child protective investigator education

There are a few differences between an early interventionist and a child protective investigator in terms of educational background:

	Early Interventionist	Child Protective Investigator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Most common major	Psychology	Criminal Justice
Most common college	Boston University	SUNY at Albany

Early interventionist vs child protective investigator demographics

Here are the differences between early interventionists' and child protective investigators' demographics:

	Early Interventionist	Child Protective Investigator
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 6.4% Female, 93.6%	Male, 32.4% Female, 67.6%
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 child protective investigator 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.

Child protective investigator example responsibilities.

Utilize locating systems, negotiate agreements, file motions and prepare subpoenas.
Review and approve time sheets, mileage reports for CPI assign to the unit.
Complete timely findings including determining if someone should be place on the child abuse registry.
Investigate reports of abuse, neglect and exploitation that are report to the state abuse hotline.
Respond to Hotline reports, conduct child safety assessments, and determine immediate risk to child.
Review child safety assessments as submitted by CPI, and provide direction and guidance in the investigation.

Early interventionist vs child protective investigator skills

Common early interventionist skills

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

Common child protective investigator skills

Patrol, 35%
Social Work, 16%
Local Law Enforcement, 7%
CCTV, 4%
Child Protective, 4%
Family Dynamics, 3%

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