Live in caregiver vs direct care aide

The differences between live in caregivers and direct care aides can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a live in caregiver has an average salary of $36,855, which is higher than the $30,429 average annual salary of a direct care aide.

The top three skills for a live in caregiver include companionship, home health and CPR. The most important skills for a direct care aide are home health, foster care, and CPR.

Live in caregiver vs direct care aide overview

	Live In Caregiver	Direct Care Aide
Yearly salary	$36,855	$30,429
Hourly rate	$17.72	$14.63
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	71,484	178,038
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 31%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Live in caregiver vs direct care aide salary

Live in caregivers and direct care aides have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Live In Caregiver	Direct Care Aide
Average salary	$36,855	$30,429
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $59,000	Between $22,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	Burlington, VT	Springfield, MA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Vermont
Best paying company	Yale New Haven Health	Univ Of Colorado-Colorado Spgs
Best paying industry	Non Profits	Energy

Differences between live in caregiver and direct care aide education

There are a few differences between a live in caregiver and a direct care aide in terms of educational background:

	Live In Caregiver	Direct Care Aide
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 31%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Live in caregiver vs direct care aide demographics

Here are the differences between live in caregivers' and direct care aides' demographics:

	Live In Caregiver	Direct Care Aide
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 19.2% Female, 80.8%	Male, 20.8% Female, 79.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 7.9% White, 56.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 12.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.3% Asian, 8.0% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between live in caregiver and direct care aide duties and responsibilities

Live in caregiver example responsibilities.

Foster strong companionship and practice careful awareness and compassion.
Certify in a and CPR.
Tube feed, used hoyer lift, to bathe.
Provide quality care and compassion to the elderly
Pet care and transportation to vet appointments.
Perform housekeeping and laundry tasks, run errands.

Direct care aide example responsibilities.

Provide individuals appropriate assistance in completing ADL's, such as showering, toileting, transferring, dressing, and feeding.
Assist mentally disable adults with ADL's such as showering, grooming, oral care, eating, dressing and toileting.
Provide emotional and mental support to unstable patients and are experience in dealing with aggressive residents
Provide caring and companionship to elderly and developmentally disable consumers and provide primary resident care and assistance with daily living activities.
Advocate for disable children, help them thrive through completion of goals and one-on-one supervision SCIP, AMAP and CPR certify.
Dispense and administer medication to patients according to AMAP policies and procedures.

Live in caregiver vs direct care aide skills

Common live in caregiver skills

Companionship, 24%
Home Health, 14%
CPR, 6%
Medication Reminders, 6%
Senior Care, 6%
Meal Prep, 5%

Common direct care aide skills

Home Health, 17%
Foster Care, 10%
CPR, 9%
Patients, 7%
Meal Prep, 7%
Rehabilitation, 6%