Lunchroom aide vs daycare provider assistant

The differences between lunchroom aides and daycare provider assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a lunchroom aide and a daycare provider assistant. Additionally, a lunchroom aide has an average salary of $31,162, which is higher than the $29,882 average annual salary of a daycare provider assistant.

The top three skills for a lunchroom aide include lunch periods, K-5 and lunch room. The most important skills for a daycare provider assistant are child care, kids, and CPR.

Lunchroom aide vs daycare provider assistant overview

	Lunchroom Aide	Daycare Provider Assistant
Yearly salary	$31,162	$29,882
Hourly rate	$14.98	$14.37
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	40,256	73,544
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 31%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	2	2

Lunchroom aide vs daycare provider assistant salary

Lunchroom aides and daycare provider assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lunchroom Aide	Daycare Provider Assistant
Average salary	$31,162	$29,882
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $41,000	Between $20,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between lunchroom aide and daycare provider assistant education

There are a few differences between a lunchroom aide and a daycare provider assistant in terms of educational background:

	Lunchroom Aide	Daycare Provider Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 31%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	University of Virginia

Lunchroom aide vs daycare provider assistant demographics

Here are the differences between lunchroom aides' and daycare provider assistants' demographics:

	Lunchroom Aide	Daycare Provider Assistant
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 10.9% Female, 89.1%	Male, 14.9% Female, 85.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.3% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 6.9% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% Asian, 7.1% White, 57.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between lunchroom aide and daycare provider assistant duties and responsibilities

Lunchroom aide example responsibilities.

Conduct individual exercise instruction as prescribed by supervising therapist, significantly resulting in improving the overall well being of many patients.
Assist with routine catheter care and enemas according to the plan of care.

Daycare provider assistant example responsibilities.

Practice emergency fire evacuation and basic first aid procedures; certify in pediatric, infant, and adult CPR.
Fulfill all childcare duties such as dressing, changing diapers, training in CPR, water safety and fire safety
Administer programs to promote educational programs such as ABC'S , 123'S colors, shapes, reading books etc.
Read books and play with toddlers, put kids down for nap time, provide meals for children throughout the day.
Administer learning materials, provide one-on-on tutoring and supervise kids during time of play.
Implement learning, such as ABCs, name writing and counting through play and crafts

Lunchroom aide vs daycare provider assistant skills

Common lunchroom aide skills

Lunch Periods, 68%
K-5, 23%
Lunch Room, 9%

Common daycare provider assistant skills

Child Care, 60%
Kids, 11%
CPR, 8%
Homework Assignments, 3%
Learning Environment, 2%
Meal Preparation, 2%

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