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caregiver
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A Caregiver assists patients with hygiene and personal care. Their role is sanitizing medical equipment, performing basic household cleaning, and teaming up with a physiotherapist or medical professional to assist in administering medications. Their responsibilities are to help patients make menu plans and shopping lists, provide dependable assistance in completing errands, encourage physical activity and mental alertness, analyze the patient's health and well-being, provide emotional support, and assist clients with physical therapy exercise.

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Avg Pay: $32K
Jobs: 167,087
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Avg Pay: $35K
Jobs: 31,485

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  • Associate Degree in Psychology
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    Avg. Duration:12 monthsAvg. Fees:$16,864Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Master of Arts (m.a.) in Counseling Psychology
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    Avg. Duration:21 monthsAvg. Fees:$26,273Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Bachelor Degree in Exercise Science
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    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$29,136Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
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Annual Pay Estimate for Caregiver and Other Important Info

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4.1 years
$34K
The average years of experience in the workforce prior to having this role
3.24 years
Entry
The average number of roles it took our users to get to this one
3
153 out of 4016

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