Advocate vs activist

The differences between advocates and activists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both an advocate and an activist. Additionally, an advocate has an average salary of $39,497, which is higher than the $37,694 average annual salary of an activist.

The top three skills for an advocate include CPR, customer service and developmental disabilities. The most important skills for an activist are climate, grassroots, and social justice.

Advocate vs activist overview

	Advocate	Activist
Yearly salary	$39,497	$37,694
Hourly rate	$18.99	$18.12
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	74,970	1,184
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Advocate vs activist salary

Advocates and activists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Advocate	Activist
Average salary	$39,497	$37,694
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $58,000	Between $26,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	New York, NY
Highest paying state	New York	New Jersey
Best paying company	Microsoft	-
Best paying industry	Government	-

Differences between advocate and activist education

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

	Advocate	Activist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Psychology	Political Science
Most common college	SUNY at Binghamton	Northwestern University

Advocate vs activist demographics

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

	Advocate	Activist
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 25.7% Female, 74.3%	Male, 40.6% Female, 59.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 21.7% Asian, 6.2% White, 54.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.1%	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%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between advocate and activist duties and responsibilities

Advocate example responsibilities.

Develop and maintain communication and contact with community services organizations and other agencies concern with veterans and public service programs.
Perform CPR and a as needed.
Administer first aid and CPR in emergency situations.
Record daily efforts make into an ETO software system.
Perform basic counseling, basic interviewing, conflict mediation, and advocacy for batter women.
Identify and provide emergency crisis service as needed, often through mediation or phone calls.

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.

Advocate vs activist skills

Common advocate skills

CPR, 12%
Customer Service, 11%
Developmental Disabilities, 11%
Cleanliness, 10%
Patients, 8%
Crisis Intervention, 6%

Common activist skills

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