Home help aide vs provider

The differences between home help aides 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 $27,834 average annual salary of a home help aide.

The top three skills for a home help aide include companionship, patients and laundry services. The most important skills for a provider are patients, healthcare, and patient care.

Home help aide vs provider overview

	Home Help Aide	Provider
Yearly salary	$27,834	$61,912
Hourly rate	$13.38	$29.77
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	104,792	112,186
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Home help aide vs provider salary

Home help aides and providers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Home Help Aide	Provider
Average salary	$27,834	$61,912
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $36,000	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 help aide and provider education

There are a few differences between a home help aide and a provider in terms of educational background:

	Home Help Aide	Provider
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Home help aide vs provider demographics

Here are the differences between home help aides' and providers' demographics:

	Home Help Aide	Provider
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 23.6% Female, 76.4%	Male, 21.9% Female, 78.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 8.2% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	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	7%	7%

Differences between home help aide and provider duties and responsibilities

Home help aide example responsibilities.

Provide companionship, run errands, and maintain confidentiality of proprietary information.
Assist clients with ADL's, and ROM exercises.
Help her take care of groceries.
Assist Alzheimer's client with transportation to and from appointments.
Assist clients with ADL's and proper positioning as needed to prevent skin breakdowns.
Perform light housekeeping duties, prepare snacks and meals, run errands such as grocery shopping and banking.

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 help aide vs provider skills

Common home help aide skills

Companionship, 21%
Patients, 16%
Laundry Services, 16%
Meal Preparation, 7%
Doctor Appointments, 5%
Medication Reminders, 5%

Common provider skills

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