Hospital volunteer vs care associate

The differences between hospital volunteers 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 volunteer and a care associate. Additionally, a care associate has an average salary of $32,558, which is higher than the $32,383 average annual salary of a hospital volunteer.

The top three skills for a hospital volunteer include patients, direct patient care and emergency room. The most important skills for a care associate are patients, vital signs, and PCA.

Hospital volunteer vs care associate overview

	Hospital Volunteer	Care Associate
Yearly salary	$32,383	$32,558
Hourly rate	$15.57	$15.65
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	49,297	192,391
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	3	3

Hospital volunteer vs care associate salary

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

	Hospital Volunteer	Care Associate
Average salary	$32,383	$32,558
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	Between $21,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Hollister, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Analysis Group
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between hospital volunteer and care associate education

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

	Hospital Volunteer	Care Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Biology	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Hospital volunteer vs care associate demographics

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

	Hospital Volunteer	Care Associate
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 30.0% Female, 70.0%	Male, 22.3% Female, 77.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.9% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 7.8% White, 53.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	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 volunteer and care associate duties and responsibilities

Hospital volunteer example responsibilities.

Lead and train junior sailors on general military training, including hazardous materials and safety clinical procedures.
Provide support to staff, patients and families in both the emergency department and pediatrics units.
Support patients with daily activities after surgery to enhance their hospital experience and aid their recovery using interpersonal skills
Answer telephones in maternity ward.
Work with topics of economics and government.
Prepare and present a variety of lessons in economics to second grade students as a guest speaker.

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 volunteer vs care associate skills

Common hospital volunteer skills

Patients, 63%
Direct Patient Care, 5%
Emergency Room, 4%
Front Desk, 4%
Surgery, 3%
Physical Therapy, 3%

Common care associate skills

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