Professional nanny vs personal care worker

The differences between professional nannies and personal care workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a professional nanny has an average salary of $39,749, which is higher than the $29,490 average annual salary of a personal care worker.

The top three skills for a professional nanny include household management, meal preparation and CPR. The most important skills for a personal care worker are patients, home health, and good communication.

Professional nanny vs personal care worker overview

	Professional Nanny	Personal Care Worker
Yearly salary	$39,749	$29,490
Hourly rate	$19.11	$14.18
Growth rate	6%	36%
Number of jobs	113,427	129,522
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	37	48
Years of experience	2	-

Professional nanny vs personal care worker salary

Professional nannies and personal care workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Professional Nanny	Personal Care Worker
Average salary	$39,749	$29,490
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $61,000	Between $22,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Lynn, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Tyson Foods
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between professional nanny and personal care worker education

There are a few differences between a professional nanny and a personal care worker in terms of educational background:

	Professional Nanny	Personal Care Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Psychology	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Professional nanny vs personal care worker demographics

Here are the differences between professional nannies' and personal care workers' demographics:

	Professional Nanny	Personal Care Worker
Average age	37	48
Gender ratio	Male, 4.8% Female, 95.2%	Male, 16.4% Female, 83.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 6.6% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 10.2% White, 63.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	4%	7%

Differences between professional nanny and personal care worker duties and responsibilities

Professional nanny example responsibilities.

Administer medicines to children and provide CPR or first aid in case of emergency.
Maintain CPR certifications appropriate to each position.
Generate nutritional meals addressing food allergies and meeting nutritional needs.
Generate nutritional meals addressing food allergies and meeting nutritional needs.

Personal care worker example responsibilities.

Manage provider network to include verifying claims and benefits for healthcare providers/members and insurance companies.
Assist in transfers using a gate belt or a hoyer lift.
Use a Hoyer lift to transport patient out of bed to their wheel chair
Perform light maintance which include switching window screens and storm windows, installing and removing air conditioning units.
Care for mentally and physically disable individuals, bathing, feeding, house cleaning duties, tolieting, medicines, CPR certify
Travele to different client homes to assist with ADL's i.e., laundry, bathing, grooming, cleaning, etc.

Professional nanny vs personal care worker skills

Common professional nanny skills

Household Management, 17%
Meal Preparation, 17%
CPR, 14%
Child Care, 13%
Boys Ages, 5%
RAN, 3%

Common personal care worker skills

Patients, 24%
Home Health, 20%
Good Communication, 13%
In-Home Care, 12%
Companionship, 5%
Patient Care, 2%

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