Resident care technician vs care associate

The differences between resident care technicians and care associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-3 months to become both a resident care technician and a care associate. Additionally, a resident care technician has an average salary of $44,969, which is higher than the $32,558 average annual salary of a care associate.

The top three skills for a resident care technician include troubleshoot, patients and medication administration. The most important skills for a care associate are patients, vital signs, and PCA.

Resident care technician vs care associate overview

	Resident Care Technician	Care Associate
Yearly salary	$44,969	$32,558
Hourly rate	$21.62	$15.65
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	104,179	192,391
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	3	3

Resident care technician vs care associate salary

Resident care technicians and care associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Resident Care Technician	Care Associate
Average salary	$44,969	$32,558
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $66,000	Between $21,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Hollister, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Analysis Group
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between resident care technician and care associate education

There are a few differences between a resident care technician and a care associate in terms of educational background:

	Resident Care Technician	Care Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Resident care technician vs care associate demographics

Here are the differences between resident care technicians' and care associates' demographics:

	Resident Care Technician	Care Associate
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 48.8% Female, 51.2%	Male, 22.3% Female, 77.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Asian, 7.0% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 7.8% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between resident care technician and care associate duties and responsibilities

Resident care technician example responsibilities.

Manage ventilator settings, suction tracheostomy, tube-feeding assistance.
Assist residents as needed to perform and maintain ADL's.
Certify to administer medications and CPR for adults, children and infants.
Assist residents with dementia and Alzheimer's disease with basic activities of daily living
Prepare meals, housekeeping, assist residents with ADL'S and laundry as needed.
Present and expedite solutions to problem solving, maintain clinical documentation and HIPPA laws to protect the privacy of the clients.

Care associate example responsibilities.

Manage ventilator settings, suction tracheostomy, tube-feeding assistance.
Provide direct care to patients in intensive care unit with empathy, compassion and enthusiasm.
Utilize strong interpersonal skills to educate patients on procedures, rehabilitation and contraception methods.
Care for patients requiring telemetry monitoring and work collaboratively with telemetry technician/nurses to detect and report abnormalities to physicians.
Coordinate with clinicians to meet the specific needs of patients and perform clinical care in an ICU.
Assign to new ER and ICU departments by leadership to maintain quality of patient care and increase patient satisfaction.

Resident care technician vs care associate skills

Common resident care technician skills

Troubleshoot, 18%
Patients, 14%
Medication Administration, 10%
Compassion, 7%
CPR, 6%
Patient Behavior, 5%

Common care associate skills

Patients, 24%
Vital Signs, 11%
PCA, 7%
Phlebotomy, 7%
CPR, 7%
Customer Service, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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