Medical resident vs nurses' aide

The differences between medical residents and nurses' aides 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 nurses' aide. Additionally, a medical resident has an average salary of $57,084, which is higher than the $30,496 average annual salary of a nurses' aide.

The top three skills for a medical resident include patients, patient care and residency program. The most important skills for a nurses' aide are patients, vital signs, and electrocardiogram.

Medical resident vs nurses' aide overview

	Medical Resident	Nurses' Aide
Yearly salary	$57,084	$30,496
Hourly rate	$27.44	$14.66
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	51,847	157,723
Job satisfaction	-	4.5
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 35%	High School Diploma, 30%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	3	3

Medical resident vs nurses' aide salary

Medical residents and nurses' aides have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Medical Resident	Nurses' Aide
Average salary	$57,084	$30,496
Salary range	Between $49,000 And $65,000	Between $23,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Boston, MA	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	Maine	Hawaii
Best paying company	Staten Island Academy	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between medical resident and nurses' aide education

There are a few differences between a medical resident and a nurses' aide in terms of educational background:

	Medical Resident	Nurses' Aide
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 35%	High School Diploma, 30%
Most common major	Medicine	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Medical resident vs nurses' aide demographics

Here are the differences between medical residents' and nurses' aides' demographics:

	Medical Resident	Nurses' Aide
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 47.2% Female, 52.8%	Male, 13.2% Female, 86.8%
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, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.3% Asian, 7.6% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between medical resident and nurses' aide 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.

Nurses' aide example responsibilities.

Manage and schedule restorative nursing programs for patients to encourage further rehabilitation or maintenance of physical function.
Maintain current CPR and hospital policies, work with patients ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics on a daily basis.
Perform ADL's (activities of daily living) and direct care services to assign patients to ensure schedule appointments are met
Assist with patient transfer, ambulation, catheter care, vital signs, answering call lights, feeding, and shower.
Lead RCA that overlook on residents and supervise staff.
Perform housekeeping to maintain cleanliness of the facility or patient's residence.

Medical resident vs nurses' aide skills

Common medical resident skills

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

Common nurses' aide skills

Patients, 27%
Vital Signs, 12%
Electrocardiogram, 8%
Compassion, 7%
Rehabilitation, 5%
Medical Equipment, 4%