Hospital attendant vs care associate

The differences between hospital attendants and care associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-3 months to become both a hospital attendant and a care associate. Additionally, a care associate has an average salary of $32,558, which is higher than the $30,897 average annual salary of a hospital attendant.

The top three skills for a hospital attendant include patients, vital signs and cleanliness. The most important skills for a care associate are patients, vital signs, and PCA.

Hospital attendant vs care associate overview

	Hospital Attendant	Care Associate
Yearly salary	$30,897	$32,558
Hourly rate	$14.85	$15.65
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	46,475	192,391
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	3	3

Hospital attendant vs care associate salary

Hospital attendants and care associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hospital Attendant	Care Associate
Average salary	$30,897	$32,558
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $38,000	Between $21,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	Worcester, MA	Hollister, CA
Highest paying state	Oregon	Hawaii
Best paying company	Sutter Health	Analysis Group
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between hospital attendant and care associate education

There are a few differences between a hospital attendant and a care associate in terms of educational background:

	Hospital Attendant	Care Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Hospital attendant vs care associate demographics

Here are the differences between hospital attendants' and care associates' demographics:

	Hospital Attendant	Care Associate
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 36.8% Female, 63.2%	Male, 22.3% Female, 77.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.5% Asian, 6.8% White, 59.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 7.8% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between hospital attendant and care associate duties and responsibilities

Hospital attendant example responsibilities.

Manage VIP's with personal requirements and assist in their room set up and hospitality experience.
Log all negative/non progressive behavior of patients.
Maintain cleanliness in concession areas and surrounding eating areas.
Transport patients to and from inpatient and emergency room radiology departments.
Keep records on individual pet, including daily observations and information activities perform, meals sever, and medication administer.
Help EMT with paper work of the employees, and enter data in the computer.

Care associate example responsibilities.

Manage ventilator settings, suction tracheostomy, tube-feeding assistance.
Provide direct care to patients in intensive care unit with empathy, compassion and enthusiasm.
Utilize strong interpersonal skills to educate patients on procedures, rehabilitation and contraception methods.
Care for patients requiring telemetry monitoring and work collaboratively with telemetry technician/nurses to detect and report abnormalities to physicians.
Coordinate with clinicians to meet the specific needs of patients and perform clinical care in an ICU.
Assign to new ER and ICU departments by leadership to maintain quality of patient care and increase patient satisfaction.

Hospital attendant vs care associate skills

Common hospital attendant skills

Patients, 41%
Vital Signs, 10%
Cleanliness, 10%
Food Service, 8%
Patient Rooms, 7%
Food Handling, 4%

Common care associate skills

Patients, 24%
Vital Signs, 11%
PCA, 7%
Phlebotomy, 7%
CPR, 7%
Customer Service, 5%