Group worker vs child care worker

The differences between group workers and child care workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a group worker, becoming a child care worker takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a group worker has an average salary of $44,251, which is higher than the $31,284 average annual salary of a child care worker.

The top three skills for a group worker include transport residents, mental health and juvenile offenders. The most important skills for a child care worker are child care, crisis intervention, and behavioral issues.

Group worker vs child care worker overview

	Group Worker	Child Care Worker
Yearly salary	$44,251	$31,284
Hourly rate	$21.27	$15.04
Growth rate	10%	6%
Number of jobs	30,214	136,963
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	42	37
Years of experience	4	2

Group worker vs child care worker salary

Group workers and child care workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Group Worker	Child Care Worker
Average salary	$44,251	$31,284
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $68,000	Between $19,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	Worcester, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between group worker and child care worker education

There are a few differences between a group worker and a child care worker in terms of educational background:

	Group Worker	Child Care Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Psychology
Most common college	California State University - Long Beach	California State University - Long Beach

Group worker vs child care worker demographics

Here are the differences between group workers' and child care workers' demographics:

	Group Worker	Child Care Worker
Average age	42	37
Gender ratio	Male, 50.1% Female, 49.9%	Male, 21.1% Female, 78.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 5.2% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 6.8% White, 57.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	8%	4%

Differences between group worker and child care worker duties and responsibilities

Group worker example responsibilities.

Lead a successful group of kids by ensuring safety and behavioral expectations are met and providing structure and organize educational activities.
Provide tutoring services to low income LAUSD youth (K5).
Maintain current knowledge of policies and procedures, CPR and first aid certification.
Lead a successful group of kids by ensuring safety and behavioral expectations are met and providing structure and organize educational activities.
Provide supervision to paraprofessionals to ensure Medicaid compliance, timely completion of paperwork, quality assurance and attendance.

Child care worker example responsibilities.

Obtain certification in CPR to ensure minors would be properly resuscitate in an emergency.
Require to maintain continuing education in courses including passive restraint, standard first aid and CPR.
Complete accurate and timely documentation on kids' behavior as outlined by policy.
Create math, reading, bible, and art lessons.

Group worker vs child care worker skills

Common group worker skills

Transport Residents, 17%
Mental Health, 16%
Juvenile Offenders, 7%
Program Culture, 6%
Crisis Intervention, 5%
Behavior Management, 5%

Common child care worker skills

Child Care, 39%
Crisis Intervention, 9%
Behavioral Issues, 8%
CPR, 5%
Direct Supervision, 5%
TCI, 4%