Sister vs nurse

The differences between sisters and nurses can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a nurse has an average salary of $57,564, which is higher than the $32,945 average annual salary of a sister.

The top three skills for a sister include emotional support, role model and vital signs. The most important skills for a nurse are patients, home health, and CPR.

Sister vs nurse overview

	Sister	Nurse
Yearly salary	$32,945	$57,564
Hourly rate	$15.84	$27.68
Growth rate	9%	6%
Number of jobs	347	696,124
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	43	44
Years of experience	-	2

Sister vs nurse salary

Sisters and nurses have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sister	Nurse
Average salary	$32,945	$57,564
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $47,000	Between $38,000 And $86,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Conviva
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between sister and nurse education

There are a few differences between a sister and a nurse in terms of educational background:

	Sister	Nurse
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Psychology	Nursing
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Sister vs nurse demographics

Here are the differences between sisters' and nurses' demographics:

	Sister	Nurse
Average age	43	44
Gender ratio	Male, 14.1% Female, 85.9%	Male, 14.0% Female, 86.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 6.4% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 8.9% White, 65.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	21%	9%

Differences between sister and nurse duties and responsibilities

Sister example responsibilities.

Provide individualize intervention for problematic behaviors using TCI techniques such as de-escalation, to prevent and/or manage crisis.
Develop time management and leadership skills through teamwork -promote a learning environment that feature mutual respect, trust and encouragement
Counsele teen drop-outs for adult education and administer entrance exam for program.

Nurse example responsibilities.

Monitor patients' status during surgery (circulate in operating room) and manage patients in PACU.
Manage high-acuity cardiac/pulmonary and psychiatric patients
Monitor patients for cardiac rhythm changes and implement medication according to ACLS guidelines.
Educate patients and families on diseases processes, medications, wind care, and iv infusion.
Provide care for patients on medical/surgical, transplant, cardiac, orthopedic, postpartum, neonatal ICU, and psychiatric units
Demonstrate competence in CPR and other medical emergency situations.

Sister vs nurse skills

Common sister skills

Emotional Support, 37%
Role Model, 36%
Vital Signs, 10%
at-Risk Youth, 6%
Child Care, 4%
Relationship Building, 4%

Common nurse skills

Patients, 21%
Home Health, 7%
CPR, 6%
BLS, 6%
Acute Care, 5%
Acls, 4%