Parent aide vs advocate

The differences between parent aides and advocates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a parent aide and an advocate. Additionally, an advocate has an average salary of $39,497, which is higher than the $38,890 average annual salary of a parent aide.

The top three skills for a parent aide include child development, community resources and support services. The most important skills for an advocate are CPR, customer service, and developmental disabilities.

Parent aide vs advocate overview

	Parent Aide	Advocate
Yearly salary	$38,890	$39,497
Hourly rate	$18.70	$18.99
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	43,481	74,970
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Parent aide vs advocate salary

Parent aides and advocates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Parent Aide	Advocate
Average salary	$38,890	$39,497
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $55,000	Between $26,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between parent aide and advocate education

There are a few differences between a parent aide and an advocate in terms of educational background:

	Parent Aide	Advocate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	California State University - Long Beach	SUNY at Binghamton

Parent aide vs advocate demographics

Here are the differences between parent aides' and advocates' demographics:

	Parent Aide	Advocate
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 12.9% Female, 87.1%	Male, 25.7% Female, 74.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 5.1% White, 56.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.8%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 21.7% Asian, 6.2% White, 54.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.1%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between parent aide and advocate duties and responsibilities

Parent aide example responsibilities.

Help children/youth in state custody achieve permanency whether through reintegration, adoption or custodianship.
Provide information and support to transitioning foster youth during assessment, case planning or other permanency and transition-relate activities.
Provide interventions for at-risk children with emotional disabilities, including sexual/physical abuse, delay development, autism, and social impairment.

Advocate example responsibilities.

Develop and maintain communication and contact with community services organizations and other agencies concern with veterans and public service programs.
Perform CPR and a as needed.
Administer first aid and CPR in emergency situations.
Record daily efforts make into an ETO software system.
Perform basic counseling, basic interviewing, conflict mediation, and advocacy for batter women.
Identify and provide emergency crisis service as needed, often through mediation or phone calls.

Parent aide vs advocate skills

Common parent aide skills

Child Development, 14%
Community Resources, 13%
Support Services, 6%
Substance Abuse, 5%
Child Safety, 5%
Home Management, 5%

Common advocate skills

CPR, 12%
Customer Service, 11%
Developmental Disabilities, 11%
Cleanliness, 10%
Patients, 8%
Crisis Intervention, 6%