Personal attendant vs live in caregiver

The differences between personal attendants and live in caregivers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a live in caregiver has an average salary of $36,855, 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 a live in caregiver are companionship, home health, and CPR.

Personal attendant vs live in caregiver overview

	Personal Attendant	Live In Caregiver
Yearly salary	$27,243	$36,855
Hourly rate	$13.10	$17.72
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	169,833	71,484
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	High School Diploma, 31%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Personal attendant vs live in caregiver salary

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

	Personal Attendant	Live In Caregiver
Average salary	$27,243	$36,855
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $22,000 And $59,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	Burlington, VT
Highest paying state	Alaska	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Providence Health & Services	Yale New Haven Health
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Non Profits

Differences between personal attendant and live in caregiver education

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

	Personal Attendant	Live In Caregiver
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	High School Diploma, 31%
Most common major	Psychology	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Personal attendant vs live in caregiver demographics

Here are the differences between personal attendants' and live in caregivers' demographics:

	Personal Attendant	Live In Caregiver
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 25.2% Female, 74.8%	Male, 19.2% Female, 80.8%
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, 10.1% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 7.9% White, 56.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between personal attendant and live in caregiver 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.

Live in caregiver example responsibilities.

Foster strong companionship and practice careful awareness and compassion.
Certify in a and CPR.
Tube feed, used hoyer lift, to bathe.
Provide quality care and compassion to the elderly
Pet care and transportation to vet appointments.
Perform housekeeping and laundry tasks, run errands.

Personal attendant vs live in caregiver skills

Common personal attendant skills

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

Common live in caregiver skills

Companionship, 24%
Home Health, 14%
CPR, 6%
Medication Reminders, 6%
Senior Care, 6%
Meal Prep, 5%