Head nurse vs caller

The differences between head nurses and callers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a head nurse, becoming a caller takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a head nurse has an average salary of $80,173, which is higher than the $47,798 average annual salary of a caller.

The top three skills for a head nurse include patients, BLS and compassion. The most important skills for a caller are outbound calls, customer service, and cold calls.

Head nurse vs caller overview

	Head Nurse	Caller
Yearly salary	$80,173	$47,798
Hourly rate	$38.54	$22.98
Growth rate	6%	11%
Number of jobs	649,127	852
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	44	39
Years of experience	2	12

Head nurse vs caller salary

Head nurses and callers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Head Nurse	Caller
Average salary	$80,173	$47,798
Salary range	Between $48,000 And $132,000	Between $19,000 And $114,000
Highest paying City	Minneapolis, MN	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	AstraZeneca	-
Best paying industry	Education	-

Differences between head nurse and caller education

There are a few differences between a head nurse and a caller in terms of educational background:

	Head Nurse	Caller
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	Duke University	-

Head nurse vs caller demographics

Here are the differences between head nurses' and callers' demographics:

	Head Nurse	Caller
Average age	44	39
Gender ratio	Male, 13.1% Female, 86.9%	Male, 35.9% Female, 64.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 8.8% White, 65.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 13.3% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 6.2% White, 54.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	8%

Differences between head nurse and caller duties and responsibilities

Head nurse example responsibilities.

Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
Receive intensive training for critical care skill development upon transferring to the medical ICU.
Perform advanced nursing care to acute/chronic medical/surgical, cardiac, thoracic surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic and oncology/ hematology patients.
Certify staff in CPR and blood glucose monitoring.
Develop and implement an intensive care class for the staff; implement ACLS class for all staff.
Develop process improvement plan with bundles for sedation and ventilation.

Caller example responsibilities.

Maintain hours of on duty engineers and conductors and their hours of rest on excel spreadsheet per FRA requirements.
Act as SME (subject matter expert).
Maintain train schedules for engineer and conductors.
Prepare FRA paper for crews going on duty.
Collect on-boarding and HIPAA policy paperwork for all employees.
Attend ongoing classes to keep certification current for the EMT field.

Head nurse vs caller skills

Common head nurse skills

Patients, 31%
BLS, 9%
Compassion, 6%
Acute Care, 6%
Acls, 4%
CPR, 3%

Common caller skills

Outbound Calls, 27%
Customer Service, 23%
Cold Calls, 9%
Fundraise, 7%
Financial Support, 5%
Computer System, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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