Americorps vista volunteer vs service coordinator

The differences between americorps vista volunteers 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 americorps vista volunteer and a service coordinator. Additionally, a service coordinator has an average salary of $40,792, which is higher than the $24,899 average annual salary of an americorps vista volunteer.

The top three skills for an americorps vista volunteer include team work, community outreach and public speaking. The most important skills for a service coordinator are customer service, social work, and patients.

Americorps vista volunteer vs service coordinator overview

	Americorps Vista Volunteer	Service Coordinator
Yearly salary	$24,899	$40,792
Hourly rate	$11.97	$19.61
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	2,536	55,922
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 78%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Americorps vista volunteer vs service coordinator salary

Americorps vista volunteers and service coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Americorps Vista Volunteer	Service Coordinator
Average salary	$24,899	$40,792
Salary range	Between $7,000 And $77,000	Between $29,000 And $56,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Maine
Best paying company	-	Mt. San Antonio College
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between americorps vista volunteer and service coordinator education

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

	Americorps Vista Volunteer	Service Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 78%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	SUNY at Binghamton

Americorps vista volunteer vs service coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between americorps vista volunteers' and service coordinators' demographics:

	Americorps Vista Volunteer	Service Coordinator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 27.1% Female, 72.9%	Male, 28.5% Female, 71.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 6.8% White, 57.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.1%	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 americorps vista volunteer and service coordinator duties and responsibilities

Americorps vista volunteer example responsibilities.

Help manage company twitter account, including following potential clients.
Mentore / tutor high school mathematics students.
Complete conservation projects, run youth conservation crew
Increase traffic to organization Facebook page and maintain and improve organization website using Weebly.
Develop strategy, run campaign, analyze results and provide business recommendations to improve online marketing efforts.
Design lesson plans and facilitate a project-base learning program for youths that incorporate life skills education, and leadership development.

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.

Americorps vista volunteer vs service coordinator skills

Common americorps vista volunteer skills

Team Work, 21%
Community Outreach, 18%
Public Speaking, 12%
Social Services, 7%
Volunteer Recruitment, 4%
Community Engagement, 3%

Common service coordinator skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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