Vocational childcare teacher vs vocational trainer

The differences between vocational childcare teachers and vocational trainers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a vocational childcare teacher, becoming a vocational trainer takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a vocational trainer has an average salary of $35,473, which is higher than the $30,178 average annual salary of a vocational childcare teacher.

The top three skills for a vocational childcare teacher include CPR, customer service and child development. The most important skills for a vocational trainer are developmental disabilities, CPR, and training materials.

Vocational childcare teacher vs vocational trainer overview

	Vocational Childcare Teacher	Vocational Trainer
Yearly salary	$30,178	$35,473
Hourly rate	$14.51	$17.05
Growth rate	6%	2%
Number of jobs	59,686	21,919
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	37	46
Years of experience	2	4

Vocational childcare teacher vs vocational trainer salary

Vocational childcare teachers and vocational trainers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Vocational Childcare Teacher	Vocational Trainer
Average salary	$30,178	$35,473
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $39,000	Between $30,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between vocational childcare teacher and vocational trainer education

There are a few differences between a vocational childcare teacher and a vocational trainer in terms of educational background:

	Vocational Childcare Teacher	Vocational Trainer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Early Childhood Education	Psychology
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Vocational childcare teacher vs vocational trainer demographics

Here are the differences between vocational childcare teachers' and vocational trainers' demographics:

	Vocational Childcare Teacher	Vocational Trainer
Average age	37	46
Gender ratio	Male, 8.1% Female, 91.9%	Male, 30.5% Female, 69.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 7.1% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.0% Asian, 11.3% White, 66.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	4%	16%

Differences between vocational childcare teacher and vocational trainer duties and responsibilities

Vocational childcare teacher example responsibilities.

Create math, reading, bible, and art lessons.
Work teacher for all ages and class rooms, CPR certify.
Encourage school practice by singing ABC's, reading stories, writing, and playing dress-up.
Put kids to bed for nap time smoothly and are energized to play games and sing with them during play time.
Help created an infant area, toddler area, preschool area, and school kids area of play within the daycare.
Maintain nutritional guidelines consistent with USDA guidelines

Vocational trainer example responsibilities.

Coordinate and implements rehabilitation services, case documentation, employment services, and administration and interpretation of vocational and psychological testing.
Complete client intakes and develop client individual service plans (ISP).
Assist with conducting treatment team meetings with company psychiatrist to develop or update ISP's for the adult clients.
Coordinate IEP team planning, curriculum development, implementation and assessment for students with special educational disabilities.
Facilitate vocational/avocational groups and coordinate volunteer program for rehabilitation unit.
Facilitate vocational/avocational groups and coordinate volunteer program for rehabilitation unit.

Vocational childcare teacher vs vocational trainer skills

Common vocational childcare teacher skills

CPR, 27%
Customer Service, 26%
Child Development, 19%
Child Care, 19%
Classroom Environment, 3%
Social Development, 1%

Common vocational trainer skills

Developmental Disabilities, 19%
CPR, 11%
Training Materials, 11%
Applied Behavior Analysis, 10%
Direct Supervision, 10%
Jigs, 6%

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