House sitter vs care provider

The differences between house sitters and care providers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a house sitter has an average salary of $51,771, which is higher than the $29,652 average annual salary of a care provider.

The top three skills for a house sitter include PET, water plants and plant care. The most important skills for a care provider are senior care, patients, and administer medications.

House sitter vs care provider overview

	House Sitter	Care Provider
Yearly salary	$51,771	$29,652
Hourly rate	$24.89	$14.26
Growth rate	-	36%
Number of jobs	90,918	169,562
Job satisfaction	5	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	High School Diploma, 30%
Average age	42	48
Years of experience	-	-

What does a house sitter do?

House Sitters are individuals who manage their clients' homes while these clients are away. Clients connect or engage with house sitters days or weeks before their planned trip. During this preparation period, clients and house sitters agree upon the scope of the engagement. House Sitters may be assigned to do basic household chores such as cleaning the house, watering the plants, laundry, collecting mail, and taking care of house pets. House Sitters are expected to spend their time on the property if there are no other errands outside. House sitters must build trust with their clients to ensure longevity in the business.

What does a care provider do?

A care provider is responsible for assisting patients with their healthcare needs at the highest quality service. Care providers work in various medical organizations or are privately employed by a household. They perform medical procedures such as taking the patient's temperature and vital signs, monitoring their food intake, administering medications, collecting specimens for laboratory tests, and reporting the patient's condition to the attending physician or other health care professionals. A care provider must have excellent communication and organization skills, especially when consulting with patients for their needs and developing healthcare plans.

House sitter vs care provider salary

House sitters and care providers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	House Sitter	Care Provider
Average salary	$51,771	$29,652
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $108,000	Between $17,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Attleboro, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between house sitter and care provider education

There are a few differences between a house sitter and a care provider in terms of educational background:

	House Sitter	Care Provider
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	High School Diploma, 30%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	-	-

House sitter vs care provider demographics

Here are the differences between house sitters' and care providers' demographics:

	House Sitter	Care Provider
Average age	42	48
Gender ratio	Male, 26.5% Female, 73.5%	Male, 22.1% Female, 77.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 6.4% White, 59.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% Asian, 8.3% White, 54.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	7%

Differences between house sitter and care provider duties and responsibilities

House sitter example responsibilities.

Manage light grounds keeping work such as mowing and watering plants.
Apply quality temporary tattoo art to theme park customers, ensuring customer satisfaction according to their specifications.
Provide traditional and non-traditional henna tattoos for proms.

Care provider example responsibilities.

Manage provider network to include verifying claims and benefits for healthcare providers/members and insurance companies.
Aid and facilitate higher functioning patients reach their fullest potential while managing behavioral episodes as needed.
Accompany to medical appointments, administer medications, assist with ADL's, community integration, personal care, and therapeutic activities
Review appeals for Medicare non-participating providers following CMS specific guidelines for these providers.
Provide direct patient care to critical and non-critical emergency department patients as an experience EMT-Paramedic.
Change tracheal tube and catheter.

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House sitter vs care provider skills

Common house sitter skills

PET, 77%
Water Plants, 6%
Plant Care, 3%
Mowing, 2%
Administer Medications, 2%
Child Care, 2%

Common care provider skills

Senior Care, 23%
Patients, 13%
Administer Medications, 6%
Direct Care, 6%
Meal Prep, 6%
Patient Care, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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