Primary care provider vs aide

The differences between primary care providers and aides can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a primary care provider has an average salary of $35,422, which is higher than the $27,793 average annual salary of an aide.

The top three skills for a primary care provider include patients, internal medicine and family practice. The most important skills for an aide are patients, patient care, and CPR.

Primary care provider vs aide overview

	Primary Care Provider	Aide
Yearly salary	$35,422	$27,793
Hourly rate	$17.03	$13.36
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	103,863	78,919
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

What does a primary care provider do?

Primary Care Providers, also known as general practitioners instead of specialists, are doctors trained to be the first point of contact for a patient entering the health care system. They diagnose, treat, and prevent a broad range of injuries and illnesses from allergies and colds to longer-term conditions such as Diabetes Mellitus. Their duties include performing lab tests to identify a condition, prescribing medications, checking for drug interactions, provide wound care, executing spirometry tests and electrocardiograms, and coordinating specialist care for your condition. A Primary Care Provider will also help create self-care plans prescribing a certain diet and recommending exercise routines.

What does an aide do?

Aides are personal employees of their clients who commonly have health issues that render them unable to do certain tasks. They help out their clients with activities they may need assistance in. They may do personal errands such as grocery shopping, cleaning, and cooking. They also provide care for their clients by helping them bathe, dress, brush their teeth, and other personal hygiene activities. Aides also help their clients walk, sit, and eat if their clients' motor functions are compromised. Aides are expected to be patient, caring, and trustworthy.

Primary care provider vs aide salary

Primary care providers and aides have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Primary Care Provider	Aide
Average salary	$35,422	$27,793
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $58,000	Between $21,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	Santa Rosa, CA	-
Highest paying state	Connecticut	Washington
Best paying company	AstraZeneca	-
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between primary care provider and aide education

There are a few differences between a primary care provider and an aide in terms of educational background:

	Primary Care Provider	Aide
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Nursing	Psychology
Most common college	-	-

Primary care provider vs aide demographics

Here are the differences between primary care providers' and aides' demographics:

	Primary Care Provider	Aide
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 26.8% Female, 73.2%	Male, 25.9% Female, 74.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 19.9% Asian, 9.7% White, 53.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 8.4% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between primary care provider and aide duties and responsibilities

Primary care provider example responsibilities.

Manage provider network to include verifying claims and benefits for healthcare providers/members and insurance companies.
Work alongside ABA therapists to continue to apply appropriate behavioral techniques.
Examine patients and carefully analyze test results and information gather during examinations to properly diagnose illnesses and diseases.
Used strong oral and written communications skills to develop and maintain effective relationships with patients, co-workers and international medical professionals.
Provide caring companionship to developmentally disabled/elderly residents.
Assist with toileting, including bedpans, urinals and commode chairs.

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Aide example responsibilities.

Help ESL students achieve their academic goals while they learn a new language and adapt to a new community and culture.
Assist with the intervention under the supervision of an experience professional with expertise in autism therapy
Assist residents with recreational activities and other projects doing whatever possible to promote comfort, security and rehabilitation.
Facilitate the treatment and rehabilitation of the residential clients by assisting clients in overcoming anxieties, explaining available service.
Conduct individual exercise instruction as prescribed by supervising therapist, significantly resulting in improving the overall well being of many patients.
Train in SCIP and AMAP administer medication

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Primary care provider vs aide skills

Common primary care provider skills

Patients, 31%
Internal Medicine, 13%
Family Practice, 12%
Patient Care, 11%
Urgent Care, 10%
NP, 4%

Common aide skills

Patients, 26%
Patient Care, 15%
CPR, 8%
Compassion, 7%
Home Health, 7%
Customer Service, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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