Activist vs volunteer coordinator

The differences between activists and volunteer 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 volunteer coordinator. Additionally, a volunteer coordinator has an average salary of $39,894, 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 volunteer coordinator are patients, home health, and community outreach.

Activist vs volunteer coordinator overview

	Activist	Volunteer Coordinator
Yearly salary	$37,694	$39,894
Hourly rate	$18.12	$19.18
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	1,184	42,569
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Activist vs volunteer coordinator salary

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

	Activist	Volunteer Coordinator
Average salary	$37,694	$39,894
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $53,000	Between $27,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	New Jersey	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Community Home Care and Hospice
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between activist and volunteer coordinator education

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

	Activist	Volunteer Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Political Science	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Activist vs volunteer coordinator demographics

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

	Activist	Volunteer Coordinator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 40.6% Female, 59.4%	Male, 24.9% Female, 75.1%
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, 11.6% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 7.0% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between activist and volunteer 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.

Volunteer coordinator example responsibilities.

Facilitate development of veterans individual rehabilitation plans, which provide purpose, organization and empowerment to achieve life goals.
Explain mathematics concepts in easy to understand language.
Work with alumni and special guests when they visit during games.
Assist students in completing various course works such as reading, writing and mathematics.
Communicate information through meetings, emails, text messaging, mail, phone calls, Facebook and blog.
Recruit, organize, coach, and develop worship ministry staff and volunteers (musicians, audio technicians, others).

Activist vs volunteer coordinator skills

Common activist skills

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

Common volunteer coordinator skills

Patients, 16%
Home Health, 11%
Community Outreach, 10%
Public Speaking, 7%
Team Work, 6%
Patient Care, 5%