Personal attendant vs attendant

The differences between personal attendants and attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an attendant has an average salary of $27,453, which is higher than the $27,243 average annual salary of a personal attendant.

The top three skills for a personal attendant include direct care, CPR and developmental disabilities. The most important skills for an attendant are cleanliness, customer service, and home health.

Personal attendant vs attendant overview

	Personal Attendant	Attendant
Yearly salary	$27,243	$27,453
Hourly rate	$13.10	$13.20
Growth rate	36%	4%
Number of jobs	169,833	52,299
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Personal attendant vs attendant salary

Personal attendants and attendants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Personal Attendant	Attendant
Average salary	$27,243	$27,453
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $20,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Alaska	Washington
Best paying company	Providence Health & Services	Barnard College
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Hospitality

Differences between personal attendant and attendant education

There are a few differences between a personal attendant and an attendant in terms of educational background:

	Personal Attendant	Attendant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Personal attendant vs attendant demographics

Here are the differences between personal attendants' and attendants' demographics:

	Personal Attendant	Attendant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 25.2% Female, 74.8%	Male, 48.6% Female, 51.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 25.7% Asian, 8.5% White, 50.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	4%

Differences between personal attendant and attendant duties and responsibilities

Personal attendant example responsibilities.

Assist in ADL, grooming and cleaning work area.
help the elderly with ADL help prepare meals drive them to doctors appointments and to do grocery shopping also do light housekeeping
Develop and coordinate daily activities for individual with Alzheimer's disease.
Promote continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.
Provide colostomy care and administer medication for pain management in accordance with current physician recommendations.

Attendant example responsibilities.

Manage events, help guests with outside reservations.
Manage VIP's with personal requirements and assist in their room set up and hospitality experience.
Manage top prize payouts, involving large amounts of funds being transfer across the gaming floor.
Operate POS cash register to manage cash, credit, and debit card transactions for sell items.
Host activities (bingo, casino night, kids club, etc . )
Supervise and entertain children, clean toys and maintain a healthy and clean environment and become CPR certify.

Personal attendant vs attendant skills

Common personal attendant skills

Direct Care, 15%
CPR, 10%
Developmental Disabilities, 10%
Adaptive, 9%
Autism, 7%
Companionship, 7%

Common attendant skills

Cleanliness, 13%
Customer Service, 7%
Home Health, 7%
Patients, 6%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Emergency Situations, 6%