Parent aide vs coordinator

The differences between parent aides and coordinators 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 a coordinator. Additionally, a coordinator has an average salary of $41,599, 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 a coordinator are customer service, patients, and excellent organizational.

Parent aide vs coordinator overview

	Parent Aide	Coordinator
Yearly salary	$38,890	$41,599
Hourly rate	$18.70	$20.00
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	43,481	151,508
Job satisfaction	5	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Parent aide vs coordinator salary

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

	Parent Aide	Coordinator
Average salary	$38,890	$41,599
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $55,000	Between $27,000 And $61,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between parent aide and coordinator education

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

	Parent Aide	Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	California State University - Long Beach	University of Southern California

Parent aide vs coordinator demographics

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

	Parent Aide	Coordinator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 12.9% Female, 87.1%	Male, 36.3% Female, 63.7%
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, 11.5% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 6.4% White, 53.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.1%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between parent aide and coordinator 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.

Coordinator example responsibilities.

Conduct kaizen blitz in the machine shop that achieve higher productivity and efficiency gains.
Manage documented records of meetings and contact with Pre-K teachers to discuss relevant information concerning children and families.
Manage and coordinate the workload of the release team members and are responsible for organizing and hosting all production release windows.
Manage IDT roster and participate in interdisciplinary team meetings.
Provide leadership development opportunities for youth and lead community events and activities for the community.
Facilitate development of veterans individual rehabilitation plans, which provide purpose, organization and empowerment to achieve life goals.

Parent aide vs coordinator skills

Common parent aide skills

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

Common coordinator skills

Customer Service, 21%
Patients, 10%
Excellent Organizational, 7%
Data Entry, 5%
Excellent Guest, 5%
Coordinators, 4%