Line therapist vs senior therapist

The differences between line therapists and senior therapists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a line therapist and a senior therapist. Additionally, a senior therapist has an average salary of $63,963, which is higher than the $32,867 average annual salary of a line therapist.

The top three skills for a line therapist include autism, applied behavior analysis and provide aba. The most important skills for a senior therapist are social work, autism, and mental health.

Line therapist vs senior therapist overview

	Line Therapist	Senior Therapist
Yearly salary	$32,867	$63,963
Hourly rate	$15.80	$30.75
Growth rate	14%	14%
Number of jobs	68,517	68,064
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Line therapist vs senior therapist salary

Line therapists and senior therapists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Line Therapist	Senior Therapist
Average salary	$32,867	$63,963
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $42,000	Between $44,000 And $91,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Pennsylvania
Best paying company	-	Montage Health
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between line therapist and senior therapist education

There are a few differences between a line therapist and a senior therapist in terms of educational background:

	Line Therapist	Senior Therapist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	California State University - Long Beach	California State University - Long Beach

Line therapist vs senior therapist demographics

Here are the differences between line therapists' and senior therapists' demographics:

	Line Therapist	Senior Therapist
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 15.3% Female, 84.7%	Male, 26.0% Female, 74.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 4.6% White, 68.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 4.6% White, 68.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between line therapist and senior therapist duties and responsibilities

Line therapist example responsibilities.

Teach family members and teachers different ways to achieve cooperation with child and transfer skills to ensure an efficient learning environment.
Instruct training classes and train new staff in ABA therapy, as well as behavior management.
Improve child's self-help skills including getting dress, oral hygiene, and using the toilet.
Work under BCBA supervision to address behavioral, academic, social, and life skills using the VB-MAPP.
Implement one on one behavioral intervention programs to enrich the child's fine/gross motor, self-help and academic skills
Develop goals for each individual child with guidance from a BCBA using the VB-MAPP, updating progress on the VB-MAPP regularly.

Senior therapist example responsibilities.

Manage and target behaviors using the ESDM, ABA, PRT and SCERTS model.
Function as a case manager, co-le group therapy and provide psychiatrist supervise individual therapy to adolescent patients.
Work with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families.
Produce detailed quarterly reports on each student, used in IEP meetings to assess student's progress.
Collaborate with parents, teachers, and other professionals on the implementation of programs, and attend IEP meetings.
Implement one on one behavioral intervention programs in the homes of children with autism while using apply behavioral analysis therapy.

Line therapist vs senior therapist skills

Common line therapist skills

Autism, 37%
Applied Behavior Analysis, 11%
Provide ABA, 9%
Autism Spectrum Disorder, 8%
Autistic Children, 6%
BCBA, 5%

Common senior therapist skills

Social Work, 12%
Autism, 9%
Mental Health, 8%
Patients, 8%
Behavior Analysis, 7%
ABA, 5%