Pet care associate vs care associate

The differences between pet care associates and care associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-3 months to become both a pet care associate and a care associate. Additionally, a pet care associate has an average salary of $35,635, which is higher than the $32,558 average annual salary of a care associate.

The top three skills for a pet care associate include PET, customer service and sales floor. The most important skills for a care associate are patients, vital signs, and PCA.

Pet care associate vs care associate overview

	Pet Care Associate	Care Associate
Yearly salary	$35,635	$32,558
Hourly rate	$17.13	$15.65
Growth rate	28%	9%
Number of jobs	84,256	192,391
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	32	42
Years of experience	3	3

What does a pet care associate do?

Pet care associates, though holding a small position, will find its scope much larger than one would initially expect. This position requires an individual with gentleness, patience, confidence, carefulness, diligence, and a hard-working attitude. Paying out at around $33K per year, those who choose this career will be required to help customers with questions and issues related to small mammals, reptiles, fish, and birds.

What does a care associate do?

Patient care associates typically work at different healthcare settings where their primary job is to provide basic patient needs and comfort. They are also responsible for several patient care tasks, including bathing patients, changing the pillows and bedsheets of patients, and serving patients' meals. They should comply with safety protocols when performing these tasks. Some of them can give patients medication depending on the level of their training. To become a patient care specialist, one should possess several skills, such as good communication.

Pet care associate vs care associate salary

Pet care associates and care associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pet Care Associate	Care Associate
Average salary	$35,635	$32,558
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $48,000	Between $21,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	Minneapolis, MN	Hollister, CA
Highest paying state	Oregon	Hawaii
Best paying company	Purr'n Pooch	Analysis Group
Best paying industry	Retail	Health Care

Differences between pet care associate and care associate education

There are a few differences between a pet care associate and a care associate in terms of educational background:

	Pet Care Associate	Care Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Biology	Nursing
Most common college	Northwestern University	-

Pet care associate vs care associate demographics

Here are the differences between pet care associates' and care associates' demographics:

	Pet Care Associate	Care Associate
Average age	32	42
Gender ratio	Male, 24.8% Female, 75.2%	Male, 22.3% Female, 77.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 2.6% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 7.8% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	11%	7%

Differences between pet care associate and care associate duties and responsibilities

Pet care associate example responsibilities.

Achieve detailed grooming including skin, ear, nail care, coat clips and dental care.
Prepare foods for various animals to include reptiles, snakes, hamsters, and birds etc.
Communicate with customers about events/concerns in which include their pet.
Assist patients in meeting their personal care needs and provide individualized interventions while encouraging patient involvement and promoting independence.
Used touch point and SMS and can quickly adapt to other computer software's.

Care associate example responsibilities.

Manage ventilator settings, suction tracheostomy, tube-feeding assistance.
Provide direct care to patients in intensive care unit with empathy, compassion and enthusiasm.
Utilize strong interpersonal skills to educate patients on procedures, rehabilitation and contraception methods.
Care for patients requiring telemetry monitoring and work collaboratively with telemetry technician/nurses to detect and report abnormalities to physicians.
Coordinate with clinicians to meet the specific needs of patients and perform clinical care in an ICU.
Assign to new ER and ICU departments by leadership to maintain quality of patient care and increase patient satisfaction.

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Pet care associate vs care associate skills

Common pet care associate skills

PET, 55%
Customer Service, 21%
Sales Floor, 4%
Quality Care, 3%
Administer Medications, 2%
Fish Tanks, 2%

Common care associate skills

Patients, 24%
Vital Signs, 11%
PCA, 7%
Phlebotomy, 7%
CPR, 7%
Customer Service, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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