Learning support aide vs residential instructor

The differences between learning support aides and residential instructors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a residential instructor has an average salary of $29,695, which is higher than the $29,021 average annual salary of a learning support aide.

The top three skills for a learning support aide include patients, cleanliness and vital signs. The most important skills for a residential instructor are direct care, autism, and data collection.

Learning support aide vs residential instructor overview

	Learning Support Aide	Residential Instructor
Yearly salary	$29,021	$29,695
Hourly rate	$13.95	$14.28
Growth rate	36%	12%
Number of jobs	123,962	60,002
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	48	26
Years of experience	-	-

Learning support aide vs residential instructor salary

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

	Learning Support Aide	Residential Instructor
Average salary	$29,021	$29,695
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $38,000	Between $22,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Paramus, NJ	Bell, CA
Highest paying state	Maine	North Dakota
Best paying company	Casa Central	Boston Higashi School
Best paying industry	Health Care	Education

Differences between learning support aide and residential instructor education

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

	Learning Support Aide	Residential Instructor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Psychology
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Learning support aide vs residential instructor demographics

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

	Learning Support Aide	Residential Instructor
Average age	48	26
Gender ratio	Male, 22.0% Female, 78.0%	Male, 29.8% Female, 70.2%
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, 12.8% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% Asian, 7.3% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	7%	13%

Differences between learning support aide and residential instructor 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.

Residential instructor example responsibilities.

Engage, educate and empower participants to access community base resources in order to achieve greater self-determination, rehabilitation and recovery.
Participate in monthly ISP meetings regarding status and progress of each individual consumer.
Complete daily ADL s with clients per POC provide by behaviorists, therapists, etc.
Assist clients with all ADL's (activities of daily living), as needed while promoting independence.
Maintain documentation for administrating medication, daily logs, ISP information and other require data.
Engage, educate and empower participants to access community base resources in order to achieve greater self-determination, rehabilitation and recovery.

Learning support aide vs residential instructor skills

Common learning support aide skills

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

Common residential instructor skills

Direct Care, 10%
Autism, 7%
Data Collection, 7%
Developmental Disabilities, 6%
Direct Supervision, 6%
Community Integration, 5%

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