Guardian family member vs direct care staffer

The differences between guardian family members and direct care staffers 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 $30,480 average annual salary of a direct care staffer.

The top three skills for a guardian family member include patient care, vital signs and doctor appointments. The most important skills for a direct care staffer are mental health, developmental disabilities, and CPR.

Guardian family member vs direct care staffer overview

	Guardian Family Member	Direct Care Staffer
Yearly salary	$31,712	$30,480
Hourly rate	$15.25	$14.65
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	47,314	117,658
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Guardian family member vs direct care staffer salary

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

	Guardian Family Member	Direct Care Staffer
Average salary	$31,712	$30,480
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $41,000	Between $19,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	Salem, OR
Highest paying state	-	Oregon
Best paying company	-	New York University
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between guardian family member and direct care staffer education

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

	Guardian Family Member	Direct Care Staffer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Most common major	Business	Psychology
Most common college	-	-

Guardian family member vs direct care staffer demographics

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

	Guardian Family Member	Direct Care Staffer
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 32.5% Female, 67.5%	Male, 27.5% Female, 72.5%
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, 10.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 57.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between guardian family member and direct care staffer 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.

Direct care staffer example responsibilities.

Provide and care for highly volatile patients, administering CPI when require.
Train and supervise individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities.
Assist consumers in development and maintenance of adaptive daily living skills.
Maintain client and community safety through appropriate application of CPI NVCI training.
Assist residence with disabilities, by bathing them, feeding and showing compassion.
Work with Kronos (timekeeping system) and making schedules for the DSP.

Guardian family member vs direct care staffer 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 direct care staffer skills

Mental Health, 14%
Developmental Disabilities, 8%
CPR, 8%
Patients, 6%
Autism, 6%
Crisis Intervention, 5%

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