Activist vs service coordinator

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

Activist vs service coordinator overview

	Activist	Service Coordinator
Yearly salary	$37,694	$40,792
Hourly rate	$18.12	$19.61
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	1,184	55,922
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Activist vs service coordinator salary

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

	Activist	Service Coordinator
Average salary	$37,694	$40,792
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $53,000	Between $29,000 And $56,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	New Jersey	Maine
Best paying company	-	Mt. San Antonio College
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between activist and service coordinator education

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

	Activist	Service Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Political Science	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	SUNY at Binghamton

Activist vs service coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between activists' and service coordinators' demographics:

	Activist	Service Coordinator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 40.6% Female, 59.4%	Male, 28.5% Female, 71.5%
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, 11.0% 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 activist and service coordinator 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.

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.

Activist vs service coordinator skills

Common activist skills

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

Common service coordinator skills

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