Resident aide vs resident

The differences between resident aides and residents can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a resident has an average salary of $60,589, 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 resident are home health, patients, and rehabilitation.

Resident aide vs resident overview

	Resident Aide	Resident
Yearly salary	$24,921	$60,589
Hourly rate	$11.98	$29.13
Growth rate	36%	12%
Number of jobs	172,071	14,186
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	50	43
Years of experience	-	12

Resident aide vs resident salary

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

	Resident Aide	Resident
Average salary	$24,921	$60,589
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $31,000	Between $44,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	Schenectady, NY	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	North Dakota
Best paying company	Asante	Meta
Best paying industry	Health Care	Non Profits

Differences between resident aide and resident education

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

	Resident Aide	Resident
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Nursing	Medicine
Most common college	-	University of Virginia

Resident aide vs resident demographics

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

	Resident Aide	Resident
Average age	50	43
Gender ratio	Male, 13.4% Female, 86.6%	Male, 41.0% Female, 59.0%
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, 15.8% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 7.1% White, 51.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	11%

Differences between resident aide and resident 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

Resident example responsibilities.

Manage pediatrics emergencies, indoor & outdoor patients, neonatal & intensive care units.
Document daily reports, administer medication, experience with first aid, CPR, and strategies for crisis intervention.
Perform full mouth surgical dental rehabilitation for mentally and physically disable patients (children and adults) under general anesthesia.
Work up surgical patient for surgery, under supervision.
Assist in LINAC and TPS commissioning with LandauerMP commissioning team.
Involve in commissioning of new skin HDR program using Valencia applicators.

Resident aide vs resident skills

Common resident aide skills

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

Common resident skills

Home Health, 20%
Patients, 15%
Rehabilitation, 13%
Customer Service, 6%
CPR, 4%
Residency Program, 3%