Resident vs residential instructor

The differences between residents and residential instructors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a resident has an average salary of $60,589, which is higher than the $29,695 average annual salary of a residential instructor.

The top three skills for a resident include home health, patients and rehabilitation. The most important skills for a residential instructor are direct care, autism, and data collection.

Resident vs residential instructor overview

	Resident	Residential Instructor
Yearly salary	$60,589	$29,695
Hourly rate	$29.13	$14.28
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	14,186	60,002
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	43	26
Years of experience	12	-

Resident vs residential instructor salary

Residents and residential instructors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Resident	Residential Instructor
Average salary	$60,589	$29,695
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $83,000	Between $22,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Bell, CA
Highest paying state	North Dakota	North Dakota
Best paying company	Meta	Boston Higashi School
Best paying industry	Non Profits	Education

Differences between resident and residential instructor education

There are a few differences between a resident and a residential instructor in terms of educational background:

	Resident	Residential Instructor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Medicine	Psychology
Most common college	University of Virginia	University of Pennsylvania

Resident vs residential instructor demographics

Here are the differences between residents' and residential instructors' demographics:

	Resident	Residential Instructor
Average age	43	26
Gender ratio	Male, 41.0% Female, 59.0%	Male, 29.8% Female, 70.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 15.8% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 7.1% White, 51.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.6%	Black or African American, 12.8% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% Asian, 7.3% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	11%	13%

Differences between resident and residential instructor duties and responsibilities

Resident example responsibilities.

Manage pediatrics emergencies, indoor & outdoor patients, neonatal & intensive care units.
Document daily reports, administer medication, experience with first aid, CPR, and strategies for crisis intervention.
Perform full mouth surgical dental rehabilitation for mentally and physically disable patients (children and adults) under general anesthesia.
Work up surgical patient for surgery, under supervision.
Assist in LINAC and TPS commissioning with LandauerMP commissioning team.
Involve in commissioning of new skin HDR program using Valencia applicators.

Residential instructor example responsibilities.

Engage, educate and empower participants to access community base resources in order to achieve greater self-determination, rehabilitation and recovery.
Participate in monthly ISP meetings regarding status and progress of each individual consumer.
Complete daily ADL s with clients per POC provide by behaviorists, therapists, etc.
Assist clients with all ADL's (activities of daily living), as needed while promoting independence.
Maintain documentation for administrating medication, daily logs, ISP information and other require data.
Engage, educate and empower participants to access community base resources in order to achieve greater self-determination, rehabilitation and recovery.

Resident vs residential instructor skills

Common resident skills

Home Health, 20%
Patients, 15%
Rehabilitation, 13%
Customer Service, 6%
CPR, 4%
Residency Program, 3%

Common residential instructor skills

Direct Care, 10%
Autism, 7%
Data Collection, 7%
Developmental Disabilities, 6%
Direct Supervision, 6%
Community Integration, 5%