Resident aide vs health aide

The differences between resident aides and health aides can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a health aide has an average salary of $30,434, 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 health aide are patients, home health, and community health.

Resident aide vs health aide overview

	Resident Aide	Health Aide
Yearly salary	$24,921	$30,434
Hourly rate	$11.98	$14.63
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	172,071	121,842
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	-	-

Resident aide vs health aide salary

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

	Resident Aide	Health Aide
Average salary	$24,921	$30,434
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $31,000	Between $23,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Schenectady, NY	Marysville, WA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Washington
Best paying company	Asante	Boston Medical Center
Best paying industry	Health Care	Education

Differences between resident aide and health aide education

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

	Resident Aide	Health Aide
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Resident aide vs health aide demographics

Here are the differences between resident aides' and health aides' demographics:

	Resident Aide	Health Aide
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 13.4% Female, 86.6%	Male, 16.6% Female, 83.4%
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, 24.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 23.4% Asian, 10.5% White, 35.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between resident aide and health aide 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

Health aide example responsibilities.

Manage ventilator settings, suction tracheostomy, tube-feeding assistance.
Perform care plan documentation to effectively implement personal care, dietary needs, and ADL requirements.
Share health information with school staff and arrange training sessions for CPR certification and health care implementation.
Care consists of medication administration, helping with ADL'S if necessary with the students with significant needs.
Last school year, perform CPR on an adult volunteer and help resuscitate him and is doing just fine.
Document all physical condition, behavioral and mental illness changes in patients as well as procedures perform and medication administer.

Resident aide vs health aide skills

Common resident aide skills

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

Common health aide skills

Patients, 32%
Home Health, 20%
Community Health, 7%
Vital Signs, 5%
Patient Care, 5%
CPR, 5%