Home health attendant vs health care provider

The differences between home health attendants and health care providers 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 $39,309 average annual salary of a health care provider.

The top three skills for a home health attendant include home health, patients and companionship. The most important skills for a health care provider are patients, meal prep, and mental health.

Home health attendant vs health care provider overview

	Home Health Attendant	Health Care Provider
Yearly salary	$41,875	$39,309
Hourly rate	$20.13	$18.90
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	163,246	236,098
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	High School Diploma, 31%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	-	-

Home health attendant vs health care provider salary

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

	Home Health Attendant	Health Care Provider
Average salary	$41,875	$39,309
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $69,000	Between $25,000 And $61,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between home health attendant and health care provider education

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

	Home Health Attendant	Health Care Provider
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	High School Diploma, 31%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	-	-

Home health attendant vs health care provider demographics

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

	Home Health Attendant	Health Care Provider
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 15.8% Female, 84.2%	Male, 20.1% Female, 79.9%
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, 24.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 23.4% Asian, 10.5% White, 35.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between home health attendant and health care provider 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

Health care provider example responsibilities.

Manage ventilator settings, suction tracheostomy, tube-feeding assistance.
Provide assistance including administering prescribe oral medications to ADL patients.
Maintain all client confidentiality, licensing and CPR compliance records.
Full personal care attendant, CPR license, documentation, friendly and courteous.
Help with daily activities, transfers, bathing, medical documentation, ordering supplies, and catheter care.
Provide support and aid in problematic situations involving incontinence, cognitive impairment, mobility, and Alzheimer care.

Home health attendant vs health care provider skills

Common home health attendant skills

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

Common health care provider skills

Patients, 27%
Meal Prep, 11%
Mental Health, 9%
Social Work, 8%
Laundry Services, 7%
Home Health, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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