Guardian family member vs provider

The differences between guardian family members and providers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a provider has an average salary of $61,912, which is higher than the $31,712 average annual salary of a guardian family member.

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

Guardian family member vs provider overview

	Guardian Family Member	Provider
Yearly salary	$31,712	$61,912
Hourly rate	$15.25	$29.77
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	47,314	112,186
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Guardian family member vs provider salary

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

	Guardian Family Member	Provider
Average salary	$31,712	$61,912
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $41,000	Between $36,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	-	Las Vegas, NV
Highest paying state	-	Nevada
Best paying company	-	UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between guardian family member and provider education

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

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

Guardian family member vs provider demographics

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

	Guardian Family Member	Provider
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 32.5% Female, 67.5%	Male, 21.9% Female, 78.1%
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, 9.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 26.9% Asian, 7.9% White, 50.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between guardian family member and 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.

Provider example responsibilities.

Work on achieving goals with child base on yearly ISP reports.
Manage provider network to include verifying claims and benefits for healthcare providers/members and insurance companies.
Monitor vital signs and medication of patients under the direction of register nurses and physiotherapists.
Treat each resident with tender care and compassion.
Suction tracheotomy, change out tracheotomy, and provide tracheotomy CPR as needed.
Maintain appropriate certifications and licenses such as CPR, first aid, and food handlers permit.

Guardian family member vs 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 provider skills

Patients, 27%
Healthcare, 18%
Patient Care, 14%
Mental Health, 5%
Customer Service, 5%
CPR, 5%