Resident aide vs care provider

The differences between resident aides and care providers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a care provider has an average salary of $29,652, which is higher than the $24,921 average annual salary of a resident aide.

The top three skills for a resident aide include patients, assist residents and resident care. The most important skills for a care provider are senior care, patients, and administer medications.

Resident aide vs care provider overview

	Resident Aide	Care Provider
Yearly salary	$24,921	$29,652
Hourly rate	$11.98	$14.26
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	172,071	169,562
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 30%
Average age	50	48
Years of experience	-	-

Resident aide vs care provider salary

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

	Resident Aide	Care Provider
Average salary	$24,921	$29,652
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $31,000	Between $17,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	Schenectady, NY	Attleboro, MA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Asante	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Best paying industry	Health Care	Government

Differences between resident aide and care provider education

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

	Resident Aide	Care Provider
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 30%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	-	-

Resident aide vs care provider demographics

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

	Resident Aide	Care Provider
Average age	50	48
Gender ratio	Male, 13.4% Female, 86.6%	Male, 22.1% Female, 77.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 24.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 23.4% Asian, 10.5% White, 35.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% Asian, 8.3% White, 54.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	5%	7%

Differences between resident aide and care provider duties and responsibilities

Resident aide example responsibilities.

Recognize by physicians for ability to meticulously prepare patient's chest and attach leads to obtain excellent quality EKG tracings.
Assist residents according their individual ADL requirements.
Transport patients to and from different off-site facilities whether secular or medically relate.
Assist residents who have been diagnose with autism, intellectual/developmental disabilities and acquire brain injury with daily activities.
Promote continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.
Assist residents with everyday activities such as dressing, cooking, cleaning, changing of bedpans and assisting with restroom visits

Care provider example responsibilities.

Manage provider network to include verifying claims and benefits for healthcare providers/members and insurance companies.
Aid and facilitate higher functioning patients reach their fullest potential while managing behavioral episodes as needed.
Accompany to medical appointments, administer medications, assist with ADL's, community integration, personal care, and therapeutic activities
Review appeals for Medicare non-participating providers following CMS specific guidelines for these providers.
Provide direct patient care to critical and non-critical emergency department patients as an experience EMT-Paramedic.
Change tracheal tube and catheter.

Resident aide vs care provider skills

Common resident aide skills

Patients, 15%
Assist Residents, 11%
Resident Care, 10%
Vital Signs, 8%
Meal Prep, 8%
CPR, 5%

Common care provider skills

Senior Care, 23%
Patients, 13%
Administer Medications, 6%
Direct Care, 6%
Meal Prep, 6%
Patient Care, 6%