Activist vs liaison

The differences between activists and liaisons can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both an activist and a liaison. Additionally, a liaison has an average salary of $53,737, which is higher than the $37,694 average annual salary of an activist.

The top three skills for an activist include climate, grassroots and social justice. The most important skills for a liaison are patients, customer service, and home health.

Activist vs liaison overview

	Activist	Liaison
Yearly salary	$37,694	$53,737
Hourly rate	$18.12	$25.84
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	1,184	34,074
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Activist vs liaison salary

Activists and liaisons have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Activist	Liaison
Average salary	$37,694	$53,737
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $53,000	Between $30,000 And $95,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	New Jersey	Washington
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between activist and liaison education

There are a few differences between an activist and a liaison in terms of educational background:

	Activist	Liaison
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Political Science	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Activist vs liaison demographics

Here are the differences between activists' and liaisons' demographics:

	Activist	Liaison
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 40.6% Female, 59.4%	Male, 41.9% Female, 58.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.5% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 7.3% White, 50.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.6%	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 6.9% White, 55.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between activist and liaison duties and responsibilities

Activist example responsibilities.

Manage local campaigns to improve the NYC public education system and perform research on school districts to gather and analyze statistics.
Maintain the organization's social media presence through Facebook.
Attend monthly meetings that emphasize women's leadership in society.
Supervise up to a team of 8 people at various sites around nyc for fundraising.
Implement in organization and leadership.
Perform Psychological/Psychiatric/Intake assessments on perspective patients.

Liaison example responsibilities.

Manage and increase social activity of the WVUncovered twitter account.
Manage and create original content for all social media platforms (twitter, instagram, tumblr).
Manage social media outlets for the organization; such as Facebook, update weekly status and weekly inspirational videos.
Educate physician group practices to reduce hospitalizations, increase positive patient outcomes & achieve meaningful use of EMR systems.
Perform assessments on ICU patients and market to many members of the health care team.
Work predominantly ICU cases, acquiring considerable experience with high-level complex patients.

Activist vs liaison skills

Common activist skills

Climate, 33%
Grassroots, 22%
Social Justice, 21%
Customer Service, 20%
Leadership, 1%
Community Outreach, 1%

Common liaison skills

Patients, 24%
Customer Service, 14%
Home Health, 10%
Rehabilitation, 5%
Social Work, 5%
Patient Care, 5%