Personal attendant vs provider

The differences between personal attendants and providers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a provider has an average salary of $61,912, 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 provider are patients, healthcare, and patient care.

Personal attendant vs provider overview

	Personal Attendant	Provider
Yearly salary	$27,243	$61,912
Hourly rate	$13.10	$29.77
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	169,833	112,186
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Personal attendant vs provider salary

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

	Personal Attendant	Provider
Average salary	$27,243	$61,912
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $36,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	Las Vegas, NV
Highest paying state	Alaska	Nevada
Best paying company	Providence Health & Services	UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Health Care

Differences between personal attendant and provider education

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

	Personal Attendant	Provider
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Personal attendant vs provider demographics

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

	Personal Attendant	Provider
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 25.2% Female, 74.8%	Male, 21.9% Female, 78.1%
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, 9.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 26.9% Asian, 7.9% White, 50.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between personal attendant and provider 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.

Provider example responsibilities.

Work on achieving goals with child base on yearly ISP reports.
Manage provider network to include verifying claims and benefits for healthcare providers/members and insurance companies.
Monitor vital signs and medication of patients under the direction of register nurses and physiotherapists.
Treat each resident with tender care and compassion.
Suction tracheotomy, change out tracheotomy, and provide tracheotomy CPR as needed.
Maintain appropriate certifications and licenses such as CPR, first aid, and food handlers permit.

Personal attendant vs provider skills

Common personal attendant skills

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

Common provider skills

Patients, 27%
Healthcare, 18%
Patient Care, 14%
Mental Health, 5%
Customer Service, 5%
CPR, 5%