Resident care aide vs sitter

The differences between resident care aides and sitters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a resident care aide has an average salary of $28,846, which is higher than the $28,724 average annual salary of a sitter.

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

Resident care aide vs sitter overview

	Resident Care Aide	Sitter
Yearly salary	$28,846	$28,724
Hourly rate	$13.87	$13.81
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	164,696	85,152
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 32%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Resident care aide vs sitter salary

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

	Resident Care Aide	Sitter
Average salary	$28,846	$28,724
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $37,000	Between $20,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Fair Lawn, NJ
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Southcoast Health
Best paying industry	-	Non Profits

Differences between resident care aide and sitter education

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

	Resident Care Aide	Sitter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 32%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Resident care aide vs sitter demographics

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

	Resident Care Aide	Sitter
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 13.9% Female, 86.1%	Male, 13.9% Female, 86.1%
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, 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	7%	7%

Differences between resident care aide and sitter 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.

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 care aide vs sitter skills

Common resident care aide skills

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

Common sitter skills

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