Learning support aide vs aide

The differences between learning support aides and aides can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a learning support aide has an average salary of $29,021, which is higher than the $27,793 average annual salary of an aide.

The top three skills for a learning support aide include patients, cleanliness and vital signs. The most important skills for an aide are patients, patient care, and CPR.

Learning support aide vs aide overview

	Learning Support Aide	Aide
Yearly salary	$29,021	$27,793
Hourly rate	$13.95	$13.36
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	123,962	78,919
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Learning support aide vs aide salary

Learning support aides and aides have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Learning Support Aide	Aide
Average salary	$29,021	$27,793
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $38,000	Between $21,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	Paramus, NJ	-
Highest paying state	Maine	Washington
Best paying company	Casa Central	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between learning support aide and aide education

There are a few differences between a learning support aide and an aide in terms of educational background:

	Learning Support Aide	Aide
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Business	Psychology
Most common college	-	-

Learning support aide vs aide demographics

Here are the differences between learning support aides' and aides' demographics:

	Learning Support Aide	Aide
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 22.0% Female, 78.0%	Male, 25.9% Female, 74.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 7.8% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 8.4% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between learning support aide and aide duties and responsibilities

Learning support aide example responsibilities.

Provide and document first aid, CPR, blood pressure checks.
Attend all trainings and CPR classes.
Assist with activities of daily living (ADL).
Care for clients from their residential homes, assist with this ADL activities.
Continue to aide in the regular classroom with accommodations and adapting the curriculum as indicated in the child's IEP
Communicate with supervising instructional staff and professional support personnel for the purpose of assisting in implementing IEP objectives.

Aide example responsibilities.

Help ESL students achieve their academic goals while they learn a new language and adapt to a new community and culture.
Assist with the intervention under the supervision of an experience professional with expertise in autism therapy
Assist residents with recreational activities and other projects doing whatever possible to promote comfort, security and rehabilitation.
Facilitate the treatment and rehabilitation of the residential clients by assisting clients in overcoming anxieties, explaining available service.
Conduct individual exercise instruction as prescribed by supervising therapist, significantly resulting in improving the overall well being of many patients.
Train in SCIP and AMAP administer medication

Learning support aide vs aide skills

Common learning support aide skills

Patients, 25%
Cleanliness, 16%
Vital Signs, 16%
Crisis Intervention, 13%
Patient Care, 7%
CPR, 4%

Common aide skills

Patients, 26%
Patient Care, 15%
CPR, 8%
Compassion, 7%
Home Health, 7%
Customer Service, 6%