Habilitation technician vs direct care provider

The differences between habilitation technicians and direct care providers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a direct care provider has an average salary of $29,470, which is higher than the $25,778 average annual salary of a habilitation technician.

The top three skills for a habilitation technician include developmental disabilities, home health and treatment plan. The most important skills for a direct care provider are CPR, developmental disabilities, and mental health.

Habilitation technician vs direct care provider overview

	Habilitation Technician	Direct Care Provider
Yearly salary	$25,778	$29,470
Hourly rate	$12.39	$14.17
Growth rate	9%	36%
Number of jobs	55,954	117,168
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	34	48
Years of experience	-	-

Habilitation technician vs direct care provider salary

Habilitation technicians and direct care providers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Habilitation Technician	Direct Care Provider
Average salary	$25,778	$29,470
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $33,000	Between $20,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Olympia, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Washington State University
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between habilitation technician and direct care provider education

There are a few differences between a habilitation technician and a direct care provider in terms of educational background:

	Habilitation Technician	Direct Care Provider
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	Johns Hopkins University	-

Habilitation technician vs direct care provider demographics

Here are the differences between habilitation technicians' and direct care providers' demographics:

	Habilitation Technician	Direct Care Provider
Average age	34	48
Gender ratio	Male, 25.2% Female, 74.8%	Male, 23.6% Female, 76.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.3% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 6.4% White, 51.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 7.8% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	15%	7%

Differences between habilitation technician and direct care provider duties and responsibilities

Habilitation technician example responsibilities.

Manage the behavior of students using the CPI training skills when necessary.
Obtain MANDT, defensive driving, and CPR certification.
Maintain certification in and administer CPR and first-aide if need.
Provide care and behavioral interventions to clients with autism (full spectrum).
Maintain and implement individual behavioral plans, personal care, psychological support, ADL 's
Assist clients in ADL's and obtaining critical goals in learning and life skills.

Direct care provider example responsibilities.

Require certification in MANDT and CPR.
Coach and train clients to improve their daily living (ADL), social interaction and job skills.
Provide instruction and assist the consumers with active daily living (ADL) skills such as cooking, bathing, dressing.
Provide caring and companionship to elderly and developmentally disable consumers and provide primary resident care and assistance with daily living activities.
Facilitate exercise, vocational, arts-n-crafts, and daily living skills groups for consumers with DD.

Habilitation technician vs direct care provider skills

Common habilitation technician skills

Developmental Disabilities, 18%
Home Health, 13%
Treatment Plan, 9%
Independent Living, 5%
Mental Health, 5%
Medication Administration, 4%

Common direct care provider skills

CPR, 24%
Developmental Disabilities, 23%
Mental Health, 5%
Direct Care, 4%
Intellectual Disabilities, 4%
Home Health, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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