Activist vs resident assistant

The differences between activists and resident assistants 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 resident assistant. Additionally, an activist has an average salary of $37,694, which is higher than the $29,971 average annual salary of a resident assistant.

The top three skills for an activist include climate, grassroots and social justice. The most important skills for a resident assistant are home health, CPR, and vital signs.

Activist vs resident assistant overview

	Activist	Resident Assistant
Yearly salary	$37,694	$29,971
Hourly rate	$18.12	$14.41
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	1,184	19,033
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Activist vs resident assistant salary

Activists and resident assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Activist	Resident Assistant
Average salary	$37,694	$29,971
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $53,000	Between $22,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Roseville, CA
Highest paying state	New Jersey	California
Best paying company	-	Mount St. Mary's University
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between activist and resident assistant education

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

	Activist	Resident Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Political Science	Psychology
Most common college	Northwestern University	SUNY at Binghamton

Activist vs resident assistant demographics

Here are the differences between activists' and resident assistants' demographics:

	Activist	Resident Assistant
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 40.6% Female, 59.4%	Male, 34.0% Female, 66.0%
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, 11.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.1%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between activist and resident assistant 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.

Resident assistant example responsibilities.

Manage pediatrics emergencies, indoor & outdoor patients, neonatal & intensive care units.
Assist 3rd stage Alzheimer's residents with ADL'S, housekeeping, ROM, provide residents with daily medications at specify times
Used Hoyer lift when need.
Assist in safety transfers including hoyer lifts and wheel chair.
General care giving (elderly disable), food prep., activity assistant, CPR certify.
Maintain compliance with procedures and schedules, maintain safety of all residents as according to HIPAA regulations.

Activist vs resident assistant skills

Common activist skills

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

Common resident assistant skills

Home Health, 16%
CPR, 10%
Vital Signs, 9%
Residential Life, 7%
Compassion, 7%
Memory Care, 6%