Resident aide vs nurses' aide

The differences between resident aides and nurses' aides can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a nurses' aide has an average salary of $30,496, 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 nurses' aide are patients, vital signs, and electrocardiogram.

Resident aide vs nurses' aide overview

	Resident Aide	Nurses' Aide
Yearly salary	$24,921	$30,496
Hourly rate	$11.98	$14.66
Growth rate	36%	9%
Number of jobs	172,071	157,723
Job satisfaction	-	4.5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 30%
Average age	50	42
Years of experience	-	3

Resident aide vs nurses' aide salary

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

	Resident Aide	Nurses' Aide
Average salary	$24,921	$30,496
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $31,000	Between $23,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Schenectady, NY	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Hawaii
Best paying company	Asante	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between resident aide and nurses' aide education

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

	Resident Aide	Nurses' Aide
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 30%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Resident aide vs nurses' aide demographics

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

	Resident Aide	Nurses' Aide
Average age	50	42
Gender ratio	Male, 13.4% Female, 86.6%	Male, 13.2% Female, 86.8%
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, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.3% Asian, 7.6% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	5%	7%

Differences between resident aide and nurses' 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

Nurses' aide example responsibilities.

Manage and schedule restorative nursing programs for patients to encourage further rehabilitation or maintenance of physical function.
Maintain current CPR and hospital policies, work with patients ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics on a daily basis.
Perform ADL's (activities of daily living) and direct care services to assign patients to ensure schedule appointments are met
Assist with patient transfer, ambulation, catheter care, vital signs, answering call lights, feeding, and shower.
Lead RCA that overlook on residents and supervise staff.
Perform housekeeping to maintain cleanliness of the facility or patient's residence.

Resident aide vs nurses' aide skills

Common resident aide skills

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

Common nurses' aide skills

Patients, 27%
Vital Signs, 12%
Electrocardiogram, 8%
Compassion, 7%
Rehabilitation, 5%
Medical Equipment, 4%