Resident care aide vs nurses' aide

The differences between resident care 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 $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 nurses' aide are patients, vital signs, and electrocardiogram.

Resident care aide vs nurses' aide overview

	Resident Care Aide	Nurses' Aide
Yearly salary	$28,846	$30,496
Hourly rate	$13.87	$14.66
Growth rate	36%	9%
Number of jobs	164,696	157,723
Job satisfaction	-	4.5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 30%
Average age	48	42
Years of experience	-	3

Resident care aide vs nurses' aide salary

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

	Resident Care Aide	Nurses' Aide
Average salary	$28,846	$30,496
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $37,000	Between $23,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between resident care aide and nurses' aide education

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

	Resident Care Aide	Nurses' Aide
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 30%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Resident care aide vs nurses' aide demographics

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

	Resident Care Aide	Nurses' Aide
Average age	48	42
Gender ratio	Male, 13.9% Female, 86.1%	Male, 13.2% Female, 86.8%
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, 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	7%	7%

Differences between resident care aide and nurses' 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.

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 care aide vs nurses' aide skills

Common resident care aide skills

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

Common nurses' aide skills

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