Parent aide vs resident

The differences between parent aides and residents 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. Additionally, a resident has an average salary of $60,589, 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 resident are home health, patients, and rehabilitation.

Parent aide vs resident overview

	Parent Aide	Resident
Yearly salary	$38,890	$60,589
Hourly rate	$18.70	$29.13
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	43,481	14,186
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Parent aide vs resident salary

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

	Parent Aide	Resident
Average salary	$38,890	$60,589
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $55,000	Between $44,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	North Dakota
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Non Profits

Differences between parent aide and resident education

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

	Parent Aide	Resident
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Psychology	Medicine
Most common college	California State University - Long Beach	University of Virginia

Parent aide vs resident demographics

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

	Parent Aide	Resident
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 12.9% Female, 87.1%	Male, 41.0% Female, 59.0%
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, 15.8% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 7.1% White, 51.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.6%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between parent aide and resident 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 example responsibilities.

Manage pediatrics emergencies, indoor & outdoor patients, neonatal & intensive care units.
Document daily reports, administer medication, experience with first aid, CPR, and strategies for crisis intervention.
Perform full mouth surgical dental rehabilitation for mentally and physically disable patients (children and adults) under general anesthesia.
Work up surgical patient for surgery, under supervision.
Assist in LINAC and TPS commissioning with LandauerMP commissioning team.
Involve in commissioning of new skin HDR program using Valencia applicators.

Parent aide vs resident 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 skills

Home Health, 20%
Patients, 15%
Rehabilitation, 13%
Customer Service, 6%
CPR, 4%
Residency Program, 3%