Parent aide vs resident assistant

The differences between parent aides and resident assistants 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 resident assistant. Additionally, a parent aide has an average salary of $38,890, which is higher than the $29,971 average annual salary of a resident assistant.

The top three skills for a parent aide include child development, community resources and support services. The most important skills for a resident assistant are home health, CPR, and vital signs.

Parent aide vs resident assistant overview

	Parent Aide	Resident Assistant
Yearly salary	$38,890	$29,971
Hourly rate	$18.70	$14.41
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	43,481	19,033
Job satisfaction	5	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Parent aide vs resident assistant salary

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

	Parent Aide	Resident Assistant
Average salary	$38,890	$29,971
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $55,000	Between $22,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Roseville, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Mount St. Mary's University
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between parent aide and resident assistant education

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

	Parent Aide	Resident Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	California State University - Long Beach	SUNY at Binghamton

Parent aide vs resident assistant demographics

Here are the differences between parent aides' and resident assistants' demographics:

	Parent Aide	Resident Assistant
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 12.9% Female, 87.1%	Male, 34.0% Female, 66.0%
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, 11.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.1%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between parent aide and resident assistant 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.

Resident assistant example responsibilities.

Manage pediatrics emergencies, indoor & outdoor patients, neonatal & intensive care units.
Assist 3rd stage Alzheimer's residents with ADL'S, housekeeping, ROM, provide residents with daily medications at specify times
Used Hoyer lift when need.
Assist in safety transfers including hoyer lifts and wheel chair.
General care giving (elderly disable), food prep., activity assistant, CPR certify.
Maintain compliance with procedures and schedules, maintain safety of all residents as according to HIPAA regulations.

Parent aide vs resident assistant skills

Common parent aide skills

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

Common resident assistant skills

Home Health, 16%
CPR, 10%
Vital Signs, 9%
Residential Life, 7%
Compassion, 7%
Memory Care, 6%