Residential advisor vs house parent

The differences between residential advisors and house parents can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a house parent has an average salary of $34,797, which is higher than the $33,593 average annual salary of a residential advisor.

The top three skills for a residential advisor include patrol, substance abuse and behavior management. The most important skills for a house parent are crisis intervention, foster care, and direct care.

Residential advisor vs house parent overview

	Residential Advisor	House Parent
Yearly salary	$33,593	$34,797
Hourly rate	$16.15	$16.73
Growth rate	12%	36%
Number of jobs	47,150	25,144
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	26	26
Years of experience	-	-

Residential advisor vs house parent salary

Residential advisors and house parents have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Residential Advisor	House Parent
Average salary	$33,593	$34,797
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $44,000	Between $24,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	Edison, NJ	-
Highest paying state	North Dakota	-
Best paying company	Dynamic Educational Systems, Inc.	-
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between residential advisor and house parent education

There are a few differences between a residential advisor and a house parent in terms of educational background:

	Residential Advisor	House Parent
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	Howard University	University of Pennsylvania

Residential advisor vs house parent demographics

Here are the differences between residential advisors' and house parents' demographics:

	Residential Advisor	House Parent
Average age	26	26
Gender ratio	Male, 42.3% Female, 57.7%	Male, 33.9% Female, 66.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.0% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 7.7% White, 57.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 16.5% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Asian, 6.7% White, 56.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between residential advisor and house parent duties and responsibilities

Residential advisor example responsibilities.

Engage, educate and empower participants to access community base resources in order to achieve greater self-determination, rehabilitation and recovery.
Assist medical and clinical staff who cares for patients admit to a residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility.
Help with activities of daily life, such as groceries shopping.
Check mail, shopping for groceries and handling and maintaining individual's money.
Provide training and administer first aid and emergency medical procedures, such as CPR.
Lead staff member on cottage and assume cottage manager duties when RAS is not present.

House parent example responsibilities.

Lead support groups with an emphasis on recovery and strength base techniques, DBT, CBT, self-care and coping skills.
Attend multiple trainings on child development, wellness action plans, as well as CPR certification.
Demonstrate proficiency in administering medications, assisting with ADL's.
Promote continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.
Create new forms to help house moms stay better organize and help with household and DHS responsibilities.
Prepare meals, pick up groceries when need, administer and document all medications.

Residential advisor vs house parent skills

Common residential advisor skills

Patrol, 10%
Substance Abuse, 8%
Behavior Management, 7%
Intellectual Disabilities, 6%
Direct Care, 6%
Independent Living, 5%

Common house parent skills

Crisis Intervention, 12%
Foster Care, 9%
Direct Care, 9%
CPR, 9%
Child Care, 7%
Foster Children, 7%