Home attendant vs sitter

The differences between home attendants and sitters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sitter has an average salary of $28,724, which is higher than the $26,269 average annual salary of a home attendant.

The top three skills for a home attendant include patients, meal preparation and laundry services. The most important skills for a sitter are patients, kids, and CPR.

Home attendant vs sitter overview

	Home Attendant	Sitter
Yearly salary	$26,269	$28,724
Hourly rate	$12.63	$13.81
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	195,231	85,152
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	High School Diploma, 32%
Average age	50	48
Years of experience	-	-

Home attendant vs sitter salary

Home attendants and sitters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Home Attendant	Sitter
Average salary	$26,269	$28,724
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $37,000	Between $20,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Bethel, AK	Fair Lawn, NJ
Highest paying state	Alaska	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Aramark	Southcoast Health
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Non Profits

Differences between home attendant and sitter education

There are a few differences between a home attendant and a sitter in terms of educational background:

	Home Attendant	Sitter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	High School Diploma, 32%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Home attendant vs sitter demographics

Here are the differences between home attendants' and sitters' demographics:

	Home Attendant	Sitter
Average age	50	48
Gender ratio	Male, 19.3% Female, 80.7%	Male, 13.9% Female, 86.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 24.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 23.4% Asian, 10.5% White, 35.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	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	5%	7%

Differences between home attendant and sitter duties and responsibilities

Home attendant example responsibilities.

Provide companionship, escort patients to medical appointments, monitor vital signs, perform housekeeping along with laundry/cooking.
Provide compassionate, meticulous care for elderly patiently suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Compose and fill home needs such as groceries and other home supplies for patients.
Assist with ADL, prepare meals, accompany to doctor visit, assist with medication.
Skil in changing subra pubic catheter, wind vac, wet to dry wind dressings and medical supply inventory.
Assist with the completion of ADL skills and engage clients with stimulating conversations to help keep memory and focus current.

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.

Home attendant vs sitter skills

Common home attendant skills

Patients, 29%
Meal Preparation, 15%
Laundry Services, 11%
Bed Linens, 5%
Vital Signs, 4%
Doctor Appointments, 4%

Common sitter skills

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