Nursery technician vs nurses' aide

The differences between nursery technicians 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 nursery technician and a nurses' aide. Additionally, a nursery technician has an average salary of $39,539, which is higher than the $30,496 average annual salary of a nurses' aide.

The top three skills for a nursery technician include weed control, pigs and customer service. The most important skills for a nurses' aide are patients, vital signs, and electrocardiogram.

Nursery technician vs nurses' aide overview

	Nursery Technician	Nurses' Aide
Yearly salary	$39,539	$30,496
Hourly rate	$19.01	$14.66
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	26,224	157,723
Job satisfaction	-	4.5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	High School Diploma, 30%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	3	3

Nursery technician vs nurses' aide salary

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

	Nursery Technician	Nurses' Aide
Average salary	$39,539	$30,496
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $55,000	Between $23,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between nursery technician and nurses' aide education

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

	Nursery Technician	Nurses' Aide
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	High School Diploma, 30%
Most common major	Plant Sciences	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Nursery technician vs nurses' aide demographics

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

	Nursery Technician	Nurses' Aide
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 45.6% Female, 54.4%	Male, 13.2% Female, 86.8%
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, 8.8% 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 nursery technician and nurses' 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.

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.

Nursery technician vs nurses' aide skills

Common nursery technician skills

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

Common nurses' aide skills

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