Resident care aide vs health aide

The differences between resident care 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 $28,846 average annual salary of a resident care aide.

The top three skills for a resident care aide include CPR, home health and assist residents. The most important skills for a health aide are patients, home health, and community health.

Resident care aide vs health aide overview

	Resident Care Aide	Health Aide
Yearly salary	$28,846	$30,434
Hourly rate	$13.87	$14.63
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	164,696	121,842
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Average age	48	50
Years of experience	-	-

Resident care aide vs health aide salary

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

	Resident Care Aide	Health Aide
Average salary	$28,846	$30,434
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $37,000	Between $23,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Marysville, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Boston Medical Center
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between resident care aide and health aide education

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

	Resident Care Aide	Health Aide
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Resident care aide vs health aide demographics

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

	Resident Care Aide	Health Aide
Average age	48	50
Gender ratio	Male, 13.9% Female, 86.1%	Male, 16.6% Female, 83.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 8.1% White, 60.7% 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	7%	5%

Differences between resident care aide and health aide duties and responsibilities

Resident care aide example responsibilities.

Recognize by physicians for ability to meticulously prepare patient's chest and attach leads to obtain excellent quality EKG tracings.
Operate medical devices (hoyer, sit to stand, walkers, wheelchairs) [].
Take care of residents per ADL's (dressing, basic hygiene, toileting, medication reminders and ambulation).
Perform wound, catheter, and colostomy care.
Escort residents to meals with walkers or wheel chairs.
Assist in emptying a catheter as well as providing the daily peri-care.

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 care aide vs health aide skills

Common resident care aide skills

CPR, 18%
Home Health, 15%
Assist Residents, 12%
Patients, 11%
Vital Signs, 6%
RCA, 5%

Common health aide skills

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