Home health attendant vs attendant

The differences between home health attendants and attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a home health attendant has an average salary of $41,875, which is higher than the $27,453 average annual salary of an attendant.

The top three skills for a home health attendant include home health, patients and companionship. The most important skills for an attendant are cleanliness, customer service, and home health.

Home health attendant vs attendant overview

	Home Health Attendant	Attendant
Yearly salary	$41,875	$27,453
Hourly rate	$20.13	$13.20
Growth rate	36%	4%
Number of jobs	163,246	52,299
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	50	48
Years of experience	-	-

Home health attendant vs attendant salary

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

	Home Health Attendant	Attendant
Average salary	$41,875	$27,453
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $69,000	Between $20,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Barnard College
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between home health attendant and attendant education

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

	Home Health Attendant	Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	-	-

Home health attendant vs attendant demographics

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

	Home Health Attendant	Attendant
Average age	50	48
Gender ratio	Male, 15.8% Female, 84.2%	Male, 48.6% Female, 51.4%
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, 9.6% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	4%

Differences between home health attendant and attendant duties and responsibilities

Home health attendant example responsibilities.

Participate in treatment team and planning meetings to ensure clients receive medically necessary services within Medicaid guidelines.
Present peer to peer health education and provide administrative support to student health center including filing medical records using HIPPA compliant procedures

Attendant example responsibilities.

Manage events, help guests with outside reservations.
Manage VIP's with personal requirements and assist in their room set up and hospitality experience.
Manage top prize payouts, involving large amounts of funds being transfer across the gaming floor.
Operate POS cash register to manage cash, credit, and debit card transactions for sell items.
Host activities (bingo, casino night, kids club, etc . )
Supervise and entertain children, clean toys and maintain a healthy and clean environment and become CPR certify.

Home health attendant vs attendant skills

Common home health attendant skills

Home Health, 40%
Patients, 12%
Companionship, 7%
Patient Care, 7%
Mental Health, 6%
Laundry Services, 5%

Common attendant skills

Cleanliness, 13%
Customer Service, 7%
Home Health, 7%
Patients, 6%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Emergency Situations, 6%