Housing assistant vs resident assistant

The differences between housing assistants and resident 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 housing assistant and a resident assistant. Additionally, a housing assistant has an average salary of $38,837, which is higher than the $29,971 average annual salary of a resident assistant.

The top three skills for a housing assistant include housing assistance, customer service and rental assistance. The most important skills for a resident assistant are home health, CPR, and vital signs.

Housing assistant vs resident assistant overview

	Housing Assistant	Resident Assistant
Yearly salary	$38,837	$29,971
Hourly rate	$18.67	$14.41
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	23,485	19,033
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Housing assistant vs resident assistant salary

Housing assistants and resident assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Housing Assistant	Resident Assistant
Average salary	$38,837	$29,971
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $62,000	Between $22,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	San Jose, CA	Roseville, CA
Highest paying state	New Jersey	California
Best paying company	U.S. Bank	Mount St. Mary's University
Best paying industry	Education	Education

Differences between housing assistant and resident assistant education

There are a few differences between a housing assistant and a resident assistant in terms of educational background:

	Housing Assistant	Resident Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Business	Psychology
Most common college	University of Southern California	SUNY at Binghamton

Housing assistant vs resident assistant demographics

Here are the differences between housing assistants' and resident assistants' demographics:

	Housing Assistant	Resident Assistant
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 35.1% Female, 64.9%	Male, 34.0% Female, 66.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 7.2% White, 55.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.1%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between housing assistant and resident assistant duties and responsibilities

Housing assistant example responsibilities.

Manage vocational and rehabilitation services deliver to homeless unemploy, veterans, victims of domestic violence, transgender and ex-offender populations.
Perform a variety of general administrative tasks, perform correspondence and reports, maintain clients files according to HUD regulations.
Maintain client records as required by HUD policy and regulations and perform an interim annual review to determine continuing eligibility.
Used platforms like SharePoint and AccuTrack to facilitate appointment creation, appointment cancellations, and provide detail information about appointment availability.
Used platforms like SharePoint and AccuTrack to facilitate appointment creation, appointment cancellations, and provide detail information about appointment availability.

Resident assistant example responsibilities.

Manage pediatrics emergencies, indoor & outdoor patients, neonatal & intensive care units.
Assist 3rd stage Alzheimer's residents with ADL'S, housekeeping, ROM, provide residents with daily medications at specify times
Used Hoyer lift when need.
Assist in safety transfers including hoyer lifts and wheel chair.
General care giving (elderly disable), food prep., activity assistant, CPR certify.
Maintain compliance with procedures and schedules, maintain safety of all residents as according to HIPAA regulations.

Housing assistant vs resident assistant skills

Common housing assistant skills

Housing Assistance, 12%
Customer Service, 9%
Rental Assistance, 8%
Front Desk, 6%
House Maintenance, 6%
Patient Care, 5%

Common resident assistant skills

Home Health, 16%
CPR, 10%
Vital Signs, 9%
Residential Life, 7%
Compassion, 7%
Memory Care, 6%