Guardian family member vs sitter

The differences between guardian family members and sitters 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 $28,724 average annual salary of a sitter.

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

Guardian family member vs sitter overview

	Guardian Family Member	Sitter
Yearly salary	$31,712	$28,724
Hourly rate	$15.25	$13.81
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	47,314	85,152
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	High School Diploma, 32%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Guardian family member vs sitter salary

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

	Guardian Family Member	Sitter
Average salary	$31,712	$28,724
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $41,000	Between $20,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Fair Lawn, NJ
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Southcoast Health
Best paying industry	-	Non Profits

Differences between guardian family member and sitter education

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

	Guardian Family Member	Sitter
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	High School Diploma, 32%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Guardian family member vs sitter demographics

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

	Guardian Family Member	Sitter
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 32.5% Female, 67.5%	Male, 13.9% Female, 86.1%
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, 17.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 8.0% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between guardian family member and sitter 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.

Sitter example responsibilities.

Run groceries or medical errands for patients.
Complete light housekeeping duties, such as dishes, folding laundry, buying groceries.
Help out with regular ADL's as well such as bathing, ambulating, eating, dressing, and exercise.
Assist with ADL's; bathing needs, food prep, exercise, drive and assist with appointments, light housekeeping
Provide colostomy care and administer medication for pain management in accordance with current physician recommendations.
Help nursing with flushing of catheters with certain residents.

Guardian family member vs sitter 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 sitter skills

Patients, 26%
Kids, 20%
CPR, 13%
Patient Safety, 6%
Home Health, 5%
PET, 5%