Hospital volunteer vs medication aide

The differences between hospital volunteers and medication aides 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 medication aide. Additionally, a medication aide has an average salary of $40,799, 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 medication aide are compassion, resident care, and state regulations.

Hospital volunteer vs medication aide overview

	Hospital Volunteer	Medication Aide
Yearly salary	$32,383	$40,799
Hourly rate	$15.57	$19.61
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	49,297	275,582
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	High School Diploma, 23%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	3	3

Hospital volunteer vs medication aide salary

Hospital volunteers and medication aides have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hospital Volunteer	Medication Aide
Average salary	$32,383	$40,799
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	Between $33,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	Madison, WI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Careerstaff Unlimited - A Genesis Healthcare Company
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between hospital volunteer and medication aide education

There are a few differences between a hospital volunteer and a medication aide in terms of educational background:

	Hospital Volunteer	Medication Aide
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	High School Diploma, 23%
Most common major	Biology	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Hospital volunteer vs medication aide demographics

Here are the differences between hospital volunteers' and medication aides' demographics:

	Hospital Volunteer	Medication Aide
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 30.0% Female, 70.0%	Male, 15.7% Female, 84.3%
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, 8.5% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 6.5% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between hospital volunteer and medication aide 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.

Medication aide example responsibilities.

Manage memory unity within facility.
Provide care for patients in need of long term care and rehabilitation.
Administer medication according to state laws and guidelines as well as facility guidelines and assist residents with ADL's.
preserve patient's dignity while providing such duties as bedpan changes, bathing, diapering, emptying catheter and colostomy bags.
Assist with changing colostomy bags.
learned to be more efficient with time restraints!

Hospital volunteer vs medication aide skills

Common hospital volunteer skills

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

Common medication aide skills

Compassion, 11%
Resident Care, 11%
State Regulations, 8%
Infection Control, 7%
Incident Reports, 5%
Vital Signs, 5%

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Hospital Volunteer vs Medication Aide

Updated January 8, 2025

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