Resident aide vs sitter

The differences between resident aides and sitters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sitter has an average salary of $28,724, 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 sitter are patients, kids, and CPR.

Resident aide vs sitter overview

	Resident Aide	Sitter
Yearly salary	$24,921	$28,724
Hourly rate	$11.98	$13.81
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	172,071	85,152
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 32%
Average age	50	48
Years of experience	-	-

Resident aide vs sitter salary

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

	Resident Aide	Sitter
Average salary	$24,921	$28,724
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $31,000	Between $20,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Schenectady, NY	Fair Lawn, NJ
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Asante	Southcoast Health
Best paying industry	Health Care	Non Profits

Differences between resident aide and sitter education

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

	Resident Aide	Sitter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 32%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Resident aide vs sitter demographics

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

	Resident Aide	Sitter
Average age	50	48
Gender ratio	Male, 13.4% Female, 86.6%	Male, 13.9% Female, 86.1%
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, 17.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 8.0% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	7%

Differences between resident aide and sitter 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

Sitter example responsibilities.

Run groceries or medical errands for patients.
Complete light housekeeping duties, such as dishes, folding laundry, buying groceries.
Help out with regular ADL's as well such as bathing, ambulating, eating, dressing, and exercise.
Assist with ADL's; bathing needs, food prep, exercise, drive and assist with appointments, light housekeeping
Provide colostomy care and administer medication for pain management in accordance with current physician recommendations.
Help nursing with flushing of catheters with certain residents.

Resident aide vs sitter skills

Common resident aide skills

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

Common sitter skills

Patients, 26%
Kids, 20%
CPR, 13%
Patient Safety, 6%
Home Health, 5%
PET, 5%