Nursery technician vs resident care associate

The differences between nursery technicians and resident care associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a nursery technician has an average salary of $39,539, which is higher than the $30,497 average annual salary of a resident care associate.

The top three skills for a nursery technician include weed control, pigs and customer service. The most important skills for a resident care associate are resident care, administer medications, and RCA.

Nursery technician vs resident care associate overview

	Nursery Technician	Resident Care Associate
Yearly salary	$39,539	$30,497
Hourly rate	$19.01	$14.66
Growth rate	9%	36%
Number of jobs	26,224	130,625
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	High School Diploma, 26%
Average age	42	48
Years of experience	3	-

Nursery technician vs resident care associate salary

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

	Nursery Technician	Resident Care Associate
Average salary	$39,539	$30,497
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $55,000	Between $24,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Salem, OR
Highest paying state	-	Oregon
Best paying company	-	The Philadelphia Coalition
Best paying industry	-	Media

Differences between nursery technician and resident care associate education

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

	Nursery Technician	Resident Care Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	High School Diploma, 26%
Most common major	Plant Sciences	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Nursery technician vs resident care associate demographics

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

	Nursery Technician	Resident Care Associate
Average age	42	48
Gender ratio	Male, 45.6% Female, 54.4%	Male, 14.6% Female, 85.4%
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, 9.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 8.7% White, 58.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between nursery technician and resident 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.

Resident care associate example responsibilities.

Assist Alzheimer patients with daily activities including personal care, administering medications and communicating with their families.
Assist in rehabilitation to transfer home.
Have been train to administer medication, CPR train, and mechanical lift train.
Maintain cleanliness throughout med pass, and practice aseptic technique when pouring and assisting with medication.
Assist with ADL's, medication assistance, dinning room service, answering the telephones and front desk monitoring.
Care for residents with diagnosis such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, and arthritis.

Nursery technician vs resident care associate skills

Common nursery technician skills

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

Common resident care associate skills

Resident Care, 24%
Administer Medications, 13%
RCA, 12%
Assist Residents, 7%
Emergency Situations, 6%
Pathogens, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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