Activist vs volunteer

The differences between activists and volunteers 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. Additionally, an activist has an average salary of $37,694, which is higher than the $31,227 average annual salary of a volunteer.

The top three skills for an activist include climate, grassroots and social justice. The most important skills for a volunteer are child care, patient charts, and patient care.

Activist vs volunteer overview

	Activist	Volunteer
Yearly salary	$37,694	$31,227
Hourly rate	$18.12	$15.01
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	1,184	9,583
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Activist vs volunteer salary

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

	Activist	Volunteer
Average salary	$37,694	$31,227
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $53,000	Between $23,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	-
Highest paying state	New Jersey	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between activist and volunteer education

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

	Activist	Volunteer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Political Science	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	California State University - Fullerton

Activist vs volunteer demographics

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

	Activist	Volunteer
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 40.6% Female, 59.4%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
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, 13.2% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% Asian, 7.3% White, 52.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between activist and volunteer 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 example responsibilities.

Develop and manage web presence, including Facebook account and other social media business accounts!
Train staff members on managing contacts, scheduling programs, and running analytic reports with the Salesforce program.
Lead team-building exercises and facilitate group discussions on leadership topics.
Assist in achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation where applicable.
Supervise and maintain safe play for children's soccer games.
Teach GED to refugees and survivors of torture seeking to enroll in college.

Activist vs volunteer skills

Common activist skills

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

Common volunteer skills

Child Care, 12%
Patient Charts, 10%
Patient Care, 10%
Front Desk, 9%
Community Outreach, 9%
Mathematics, 9%