Medical resident vs care associate

The differences between medical residents and care associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-3 months to become both a medical resident and a care associate. Additionally, a medical resident has an average salary of $57,084, which is higher than the $32,558 average annual salary of a care associate.

The top three skills for a medical resident include patients, patient care and residency program. The most important skills for a care associate are patients, vital signs, and PCA.

Medical resident vs care associate overview

	Medical Resident	Care Associate
Yearly salary	$57,084	$32,558
Hourly rate	$27.44	$15.65
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	51,847	192,391
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	3	3

Medical resident vs care associate salary

Medical residents and care associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Medical Resident	Care Associate
Average salary	$57,084	$32,558
Salary range	Between $49,000 And $65,000	Between $21,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	Boston, MA	Hollister, CA
Highest paying state	Maine	Hawaii
Best paying company	Staten Island Academy	Analysis Group
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between medical resident and care associate education

There are a few differences between a medical resident and a care associate in terms of educational background:

	Medical Resident	Care Associate
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Medicine	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Medical resident vs care associate demographics

Here are the differences between medical residents' and care associates' demographics:

	Medical Resident	Care Associate
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 47.2% Female, 52.8%	Male, 22.3% Female, 77.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 22.7% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 8.5% White, 45.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 7.8% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between medical resident and care associate duties and responsibilities

Medical resident example responsibilities.

Start, equip and manage the best ICU in Syria.
Accomplish physical examinations, diagnosis, and treat diabetic and pediatric patients.
Coordinate disposition of brachytherapy sources.
Work as a brachytherapy physicist and gain ample experience in handling radioactive sources
Demonstrate professional bedside manner, patient confidentiality, inform consent procedure and effective communication skills guide by hospital and HIPAA regulations.
Maintain and restock medication in Pyxis machine.

Care associate example responsibilities.

Manage ventilator settings, suction tracheostomy, tube-feeding assistance.
Provide direct care to patients in intensive care unit with empathy, compassion and enthusiasm.
Utilize strong interpersonal skills to educate patients on procedures, rehabilitation and contraception methods.
Care for patients requiring telemetry monitoring and work collaboratively with telemetry technician/nurses to detect and report abnormalities to physicians.
Coordinate with clinicians to meet the specific needs of patients and perform clinical care in an ICU.
Assign to new ER and ICU departments by leadership to maintain quality of patient care and increase patient satisfaction.

Medical resident vs care associate skills

Common medical resident skills

Patients, 26%
Patient Care, 11%
Residency Program, 10%
Rehabilitation, 5%
Oncology, 5%
Surgery, 4%

Common care associate skills

Patients, 24%
Vital Signs, 11%
PCA, 7%
Phlebotomy, 7%
CPR, 7%
Customer Service, 5%