Home health attendant vs provider

The differences between home health attendants and providers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a provider has an average salary of $61,912, which is higher than the $41,875 average annual salary of a home health attendant.

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

Home health attendant vs provider overview

	Home Health Attendant	Provider
Yearly salary	$41,875	$61,912
Hourly rate	$20.13	$29.77
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	163,246	112,186
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Average age	50	48
Years of experience	-	-

Home health attendant vs provider salary

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

	Home Health Attendant	Provider
Average salary	$41,875	$61,912
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $69,000	Between $36,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	-	Las Vegas, NV
Highest paying state	-	Nevada
Best paying company	-	UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between home health attendant and provider education

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

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

Home health attendant vs provider demographics

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

	Home Health Attendant	Provider
Average age	50	48
Gender ratio	Male, 15.8% Female, 84.2%	Male, 21.9% Female, 78.1%
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, 9.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 26.9% Asian, 7.9% White, 50.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	7%

Differences between home health attendant and 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

Provider example responsibilities.

Work on achieving goals with child base on yearly ISP reports.
Manage provider network to include verifying claims and benefits for healthcare providers/members and insurance companies.
Monitor vital signs and medication of patients under the direction of register nurses and physiotherapists.
Treat each resident with tender care and compassion.
Suction tracheotomy, change out tracheotomy, and provide tracheotomy CPR as needed.
Maintain appropriate certifications and licenses such as CPR, first aid, and food handlers permit.

Home health attendant vs provider skills

Common home health attendant skills

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

Common provider skills

Patients, 27%
Healthcare, 18%
Patient Care, 14%
Mental Health, 5%
Customer Service, 5%
CPR, 5%