Nursery technician vs care associate

The differences between nursery technicians 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 nursery technician and a care associate. Additionally, a nursery technician has an average salary of $39,539, which is higher than the $32,558 average annual salary of a care associate.

The top three skills for a nursery technician include weed control, pigs and customer service. The most important skills for a care associate are patients, vital signs, and PCA.

Nursery technician vs care associate overview

	Nursery Technician	Care Associate
Yearly salary	$39,539	$32,558
Hourly rate	$19.01	$15.65
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	26,224	192,391
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	3	3

Nursery technician vs care associate salary

Nursery technicians and care associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Nursery Technician	Care Associate
Average salary	$39,539	$32,558
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $55,000	Between $21,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Hollister, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Analysis Group
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between nursery technician and care associate education

There are a few differences between a nursery technician and a care associate in terms of educational background:

	Nursery Technician	Care Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Plant Sciences	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Nursery technician vs care associate demographics

Here are the differences between nursery technicians' and care associates' demographics:

	Nursery Technician	Care Associate
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 45.6% Female, 54.4%	Male, 22.3% Female, 77.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 6.7% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	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 nursery technician and care associate duties and responsibilities

Nursery technician example responsibilities.

Manage controlled environments and greenhouses for research on corn, soy, and wheat plants.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
Work on a busy med-surg unit.

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.

Nursery technician vs care associate skills

Common nursery technician skills

Weed Control, 33%
Pigs, 24%
Customer Service, 14%
Vital Signs, 7%
Mowing, 6%
Irrigation Systems, 5%

Common care associate skills

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