Parent aide vs service coordinator

The differences between parent aides and service 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 service coordinator. Additionally, a service coordinator has an average salary of $40,792, 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 service coordinator are customer service, social work, and patients.

Parent aide vs service coordinator overview

	Parent Aide	Service Coordinator
Yearly salary	$38,890	$40,792
Hourly rate	$18.70	$19.61
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	43,481	55,922
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Parent aide vs service coordinator salary

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

	Parent Aide	Service Coordinator
Average salary	$38,890	$40,792
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $55,000	Between $29,000 And $56,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Maine
Best paying company	-	Mt. San Antonio College
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between parent aide and service coordinator education

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

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

Parent aide vs service coordinator demographics

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

	Parent Aide	Service Coordinator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 12.9% Female, 87.1%	Male, 28.5% Female, 71.5%
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, 11.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.0% Asian, 6.7% White, 55.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between parent aide and service 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.

Service coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage social media communication including Facebook, Pinterest, and blog.
Manage a pilot program providing diversion services to clients refer by DCF.
Manage the MSW staff and coordinate all social service and select patient service activities.
Manage caseload of 30 DD citizens, coordinate eligibility benefits.
Manage SharePoint inventory repository and assign access levels to new hires as needed.
Supervise and train direct care workers in CPR, care of clients, policy and procedures.

Parent aide vs service 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 service coordinator skills

Customer Service, 19%
Social Work, 14%
Patients, 7%
Social Services, 5%
Service Coordination, 3%
Data Entry, 3%