Welfare aide vs coordinator

The differences between welfare aides and coordinators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a welfare aide and a coordinator. Additionally, a coordinator has an average salary of $41,599, which is higher than the $32,791 average annual salary of a welfare aide.

The top three skills for a welfare aide include DHS, foster children and child abuse. The most important skills for a coordinator are customer service, patients, and excellent organizational.

Welfare aide vs coordinator overview

	Welfare Aide	Coordinator
Yearly salary	$32,791	$41,599
Hourly rate	$15.76	$20.00
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	40,588	151,508
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Welfare aide vs coordinator salary

Welfare aides and coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Welfare Aide	Coordinator
Average salary	$32,791	$41,599
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $45,000	Between $27,000 And $61,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between welfare aide and coordinator education

There are a few differences between a welfare aide and a coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Welfare Aide	Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	California State University - Fullerton	University of Southern California

Welfare aide vs coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between welfare aides' and coordinators' demographics:

	Welfare Aide	Coordinator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 13.1% Female, 86.9%	Male, 36.3% Female, 63.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 6.0% White, 57.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.0%	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 6.4% White, 53.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.1%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between welfare aide and coordinator duties and responsibilities

Welfare aide example responsibilities.

Obtain necessary documentation from patient to complete indigent waiver/payment agreement for patients without complete coverage and update as necessary.
Develop strategies to improve family functionality during and post DFCS involvement

Coordinator example responsibilities.

Conduct kaizen blitz in the machine shop that achieve higher productivity and efficiency gains.
Manage documented records of meetings and contact with Pre-K teachers to discuss relevant information concerning children and families.
Manage and coordinate the workload of the release team members and are responsible for organizing and hosting all production release windows.
Manage IDT roster and participate in interdisciplinary team meetings.
Provide leadership development opportunities for youth and lead community events and activities for the community.
Facilitate development of veterans individual rehabilitation plans, which provide purpose, organization and empowerment to achieve life goals.

Welfare aide vs coordinator skills

Common welfare aide skills

DHS, 47%
Foster Children, 29%
Child Abuse, 25%

Common coordinator skills

Customer Service, 21%
Patients, 10%
Excellent Organizational, 7%
Data Entry, 5%
Excellent Guest, 5%
Coordinators, 4%