Patient care technician vs hemodialysis technician

The differences between patient care technicians and hemodialysis technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a hemodialysis technician has an average salary of $39,723, which is higher than the $32,806 average annual salary of a patient care technician.

The top three skills for a patient care technician include patients, vital signs and phlebotomy. The most important skills for a hemodialysis technician are patients, vital signs, and CPR.

Patient care technician vs hemodialysis technician overview

	Patient Care Technician	Hemodialysis Technician
Yearly salary	$32,806	$39,723
Hourly rate	$15.77	$19.10
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	167,520	73,669
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 27%	Associate Degree, 27%
Average age	34	44
Years of experience	-	12

Patient care technician vs hemodialysis technician salary

Patient care technicians and hemodialysis technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Patient Care Technician	Hemodialysis Technician
Average salary	$32,806	$39,723
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $43,000	Between $29,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	Rochester, NH	Watsonville, CA
Highest paying state	Vermont	California
Best paying company	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Mount Sinai Health System
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between patient care technician and hemodialysis technician education

There are a few differences between a patient care technician and a hemodialysis technician in terms of educational background:

	Patient Care Technician	Hemodialysis Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 27%	Associate Degree, 27%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	Emory University	University of Connecticut

Patient care technician vs hemodialysis technician demographics

Here are the differences between patient care technicians' and hemodialysis technicians' demographics:

	Patient Care Technician	Hemodialysis Technician
Average age	34	44
Gender ratio	Male, 19.0% Female, 81.0%	Male, 23.0% Female, 77.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.3% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 6.4% White, 51.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 11.2% White, 54.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	15%	8%

Differences between patient care technician and hemodialysis technician duties and responsibilities

Patient care technician example responsibilities.

Manage care and prepare medical records, transcription and supply orders.
Manage daily care of high acuity patients with neurological trauma/disorders and post-surgery.
Qualify to perform patient care responsibilities on catheter patients.
Transport patients using wheelchairs and stretchers and assist patients to ambulate safely.
Assist with transferring patients in and out of wheelchairs, recliners, and stretchers.
Apply protective restraints safely and appropriately, assist in the admission, discharge and transfer of patients as needed.

Hemodialysis technician example responsibilities.

Maintain national certification as CCHT and attain CE's as required.
Monitor patients receiving hemodialysis, analyze individual patient response to treatment, and change plan of care accordingly.
Provide all facets of direct care to patients receiving dialysis treatments including bandaging and administering normal saline and heparin.
Start dialysis by inserting needles into patient's site or catheter and connecting to machines.
Water check, setting up machines, monitoring blood pressures, performing CPR, making bicarb/acid.
Prepare and administer heparin medications.

Patient care technician vs hemodialysis technician skills

Common patient care technician skills

Patients, 24%
Vital Signs, 9%
Phlebotomy, 7%
CPR, 6%
Direct Patient Care, 5%
Customer Service, 5%

Common hemodialysis technician skills

Patients, 22%
Vital Signs, 12%
CPR, 8%
Direct Patient Care, 8%
Infection Control, 8%
Blood Samples, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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