Welfare aide vs service coordinator

The differences between welfare aides and service 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 service coordinator. Additionally, a service coordinator has an average salary of $40,792, 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 service coordinator are customer service, social work, and patients.

Welfare aide vs service coordinator overview

	Welfare Aide	Service Coordinator
Yearly salary	$32,791	$40,792
Hourly rate	$15.76	$19.61
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	40,588	55,922
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Welfare aide vs service coordinator salary

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

	Welfare Aide	Service Coordinator
Average salary	$32,791	$40,792
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $45,000	Between $29,000 And $56,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Maine
Best paying company	-	Mt. San Antonio College
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between welfare aide and service coordinator education

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

	Welfare Aide	Service Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	California State University - Fullerton	SUNY at Binghamton

Welfare aide vs service coordinator demographics

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

	Welfare Aide	Service Coordinator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 13.1% Female, 86.9%	Male, 28.5% Female, 71.5%
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, 11.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.0% Asian, 6.7% White, 55.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between welfare aide and service 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

Service coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage social media communication including Facebook, Pinterest, and blog.
Manage a pilot program providing diversion services to clients refer by DCF.
Manage the MSW staff and coordinate all social service and select patient service activities.
Manage caseload of 30 DD citizens, coordinate eligibility benefits.
Manage SharePoint inventory repository and assign access levels to new hires as needed.
Supervise and train direct care workers in CPR, care of clients, policy and procedures.

Welfare aide vs service coordinator skills

Common welfare aide skills

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

Common service coordinator skills

Customer Service, 19%
Social Work, 14%
Patients, 7%
Social Services, 5%
Service Coordination, 3%
Data Entry, 3%