The Red Cross is grateful to people who give platelets and encourages whole blood donors to try taking their donation experience to the next level. For more information about donating platelets, or to make an appointment to be an apheresis donor, visit the platelet donation section of redcrossblood.org.
Average babysitting wages ranged from $8 to $12 per hour in 2014, according to BabysittingRates.com. Some families may pay as little as $4 per hour, while some families may pay $18 or more per hour, depending on their specific situation.
Care.come provides a babysitter pay rate calculator to find out the going rate for sitters in your area. According to the Care.com 2017 Babysitter Survey, the average babysitting rate in 2016 was about $13.97 per hour -- which is up 26 percent from $11.11 per hour in 2010. Care.com found that babysitters in San Jose, CA cost $16.68 per hour, making them most expensive sitters in the country.