House fellow vs program assistant

The differences between house fellows and program assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a house fellow and a program assistant. Additionally, a house fellow has an average salary of $69,249, which is higher than the $35,193 average annual salary of a program assistant.

The top three skills for a house fellow include community development, public service and emergency situations. The most important skills for a program assistant are patients, customer service, and data entry.

House fellow vs program assistant overview

	House Fellow	Program Assistant
Yearly salary	$69,249	$35,193
Hourly rate	$33.29	$16.92
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	28,418	96,901
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 78%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

House fellow vs program assistant salary

House fellows and program assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	House Fellow	Program Assistant
Average salary	$69,249	$35,193
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $106,000	Between $27,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	New Jersey	Connecticut
Best paying company	Urban Institute	The Aspen Institute
Best paying industry	Health Care	Government

Differences between house fellow and program assistant education

There are a few differences between a house fellow and a program assistant in terms of educational background:

	House Fellow	Program Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 78%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Political Science	Business
Most common college	University of Washington	Northwestern University

House fellow vs program assistant demographics

Here are the differences between house fellows' and program assistants' demographics:

	House Fellow	Program Assistant
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 55.5% Female, 44.5%	Male, 24.8% Female, 75.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 7.0% White, 55.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%	Black or African American, 13.8% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 6.7% White, 53.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between house fellow and program assistant duties and responsibilities

House fellow example responsibilities.

Manage patients under supervision during placements in pediatrics, infectious diseases, cardiology, dermatology, neurology and obstetric/gynecology services.
Provide leadership accountability and oversight for planning, organization, supervision, and coordination of operational activities for clinical documentation.
Provide leadership accountability and oversight for planning, organization, supervision, and coordination of operational activities for clinical documentation.

Program assistant example responsibilities.

Lead classes in anatomy/physiology, medical terminology, transcription.
Manage oversight of budget/finance, personnel and continuous program improvement.
Assist in achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation where applicable.
Instruct students in C++ and Java programming, robot design and construction.
Introduce students to various computer pro- gramming languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
Present information about RSVP to community organizations.

House fellow vs program assistant skills

Common house fellow skills

Community Development, 44%
Public Service, 20%
Emergency Situations, 14%
Mediation, 10%
RAN, 4%
Caucus, 3%

Common program assistant skills

Patients, 12%
Customer Service, 9%
Data Entry, 8%
HR, 6%
Excellent Interpersonal, 6%
Data Collection, 4%