Early interventionist vs foster care worker

The differences between early interventionists and foster care 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 foster care worker. Additionally, a foster care worker has an average salary of $46,037, 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 foster care worker are foster care, social work, and child abuse.

Early interventionist vs foster care worker overview

	Early Interventionist	Foster Care Worker
Yearly salary	$40,867	$46,037
Hourly rate	$19.65	$22.13
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	2,692	151,625
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 foster care worker salary

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

	Early Interventionist	Foster Care Worker
Average salary	$40,867	$46,037
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $56,000	Between $32,000 And $65,000
Highest paying City	Minot, ND	Baltimore, MD
Highest paying state	New Jersey	New Jersey
Best paying company	Legacy Traditional Schools	Riverview Health
Best paying industry	Finance	Construction

Differences between early interventionist and foster care worker education

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

	Early Interventionist	Foster Care Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Psychology	Social Work
Most common college	Boston University	Boston University

Early interventionist vs foster care worker demographics

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

	Early Interventionist	Foster Care Worker
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 6.4% Female, 93.6%	Male, 20.1% Female, 79.9%
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 foster care 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.

Foster care worker example responsibilities.

Conduct unscheduled regular school visits to attain records of attendance, suspensions, IEP, and treatment plans.
Manage to write progress note, complete FASP's and input information on PROMIS on a timely manner.
Manage caseload of 18 23 children and adolescents in DSS custody due to abuse, neglect and criminal activity.
Manage a caseload of families with children in DSS custody awaiting return home to family of origin base upon progress make.
Lead presentation and training sessions to community and inter-agency groups.
Help children/youth in state custody achieve permanency whether through reintegration, adoption or custodianship.

Early interventionist vs foster care worker skills

Common early interventionist skills

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

Common foster care worker skills

Foster Care, 26%
Social Work, 19%
Child Abuse, 7%
Social Services, 6%
Foster Children, 5%
Community Resources, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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