Guardian family member vs care provider

The differences between guardian family members and care providers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a guardian family member has an average salary of $31,712, which is higher than the $29,652 average annual salary of a care provider.

The top three skills for a guardian family member include patient care, vital signs and doctor appointments. The most important skills for a care provider are senior care, patients, and administer medications.

Guardian family member vs care provider overview

	Guardian Family Member	Care Provider
Yearly salary	$31,712	$29,652
Hourly rate	$15.25	$14.26
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	47,314	169,562
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	High School Diploma, 30%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Guardian family member vs care provider salary

Guardian family members and care providers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Guardian Family Member	Care Provider
Average salary	$31,712	$29,652
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $41,000	Between $17,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Attleboro, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between guardian family member and care provider education

There are a few differences between a guardian family member and a care provider in terms of educational background:

	Guardian Family Member	Care Provider
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	High School Diploma, 30%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Guardian family member vs care provider demographics

Here are the differences between guardian family members' and care providers' demographics:

	Guardian Family Member	Care Provider
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 32.5% Female, 67.5%	Male, 22.1% Female, 77.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 7.7% White, 58.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% Asian, 8.3% White, 54.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between guardian family member and care provider duties and responsibilities

Guardian family member example responsibilities.

Manage provider network to include verifying claims and benefits for healthcare providers/members and insurance companies.
Serve as liaison between grievances and appeals and/or medical management, legal and/or service operations and other internal departments.
Provide all incontinence care, including bathing, changing diapers and condom catheters.

Care provider example responsibilities.

Manage provider network to include verifying claims and benefits for healthcare providers/members and insurance companies.
Aid and facilitate higher functioning patients reach their fullest potential while managing behavioral episodes as needed.
Accompany to medical appointments, administer medications, assist with ADL's, community integration, personal care, and therapeutic activities
Review appeals for Medicare non-participating providers following CMS specific guidelines for these providers.
Provide direct patient care to critical and non-critical emergency department patients as an experience EMT-Paramedic.
Change tracheal tube and catheter.

Guardian family member vs care provider skills

Common guardian family member skills

Patient Care, 13%
Vital Signs, 13%
Doctor Appointments, 12%
Child Care, 10%
Mental Health, 9%
Physical Therapy, 9%

Common care provider skills

Senior Care, 23%
Patients, 13%
Administer Medications, 6%
Direct Care, 6%
Meal Prep, 6%
Patient Care, 6%