Nursery technician vs medication aide

The differences between nursery technicians and medication 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 nursery technician and a medication aide. Additionally, a medication aide has an average salary of $40,799, which is higher than the $39,539 average annual salary of a nursery technician.

The top three skills for a nursery technician include weed control, pigs and customer service. The most important skills for a medication aide are compassion, resident care, and state regulations.

Nursery technician vs medication aide overview

	Nursery Technician	Medication Aide
Yearly salary	$39,539	$40,799
Hourly rate	$19.01	$19.61
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	26,224	275,582
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	High School Diploma, 23%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	3	3

Nursery technician vs medication aide salary

Nursery technicians and medication aides have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Nursery Technician	Medication Aide
Average salary	$39,539	$40,799
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $55,000	Between $33,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	Madison, WI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Careerstaff Unlimited - A Genesis Healthcare Company
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between nursery technician and medication aide education

There are a few differences between a nursery technician and a medication aide in terms of educational background:

	Nursery Technician	Medication Aide
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	High School Diploma, 23%
Most common major	Plant Sciences	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Nursery technician vs medication aide demographics

Here are the differences between nursery technicians' and medication aides' demographics:

	Nursery Technician	Medication Aide
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 45.6% Female, 54.4%	Male, 15.7% Female, 84.3%
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, 8.5% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 6.5% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between nursery technician and medication aide 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.

Medication aide example responsibilities.

Manage memory unity within facility.
Provide care for patients in need of long term care and rehabilitation.
Administer medication according to state laws and guidelines as well as facility guidelines and assist residents with ADL's.
preserve patient's dignity while providing such duties as bedpan changes, bathing, diapering, emptying catheter and colostomy bags.
Assist with changing colostomy bags.
learned to be more efficient with time restraints!

Nursery technician vs medication aide skills

Common nursery technician skills

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

Common medication aide skills

Compassion, 11%
Resident Care, 11%
State Regulations, 8%
Infection Control, 7%
Incident Reports, 5%
Vital Signs, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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