Board member volunteer vs volunteer leader

The differences between board member volunteers and volunteer leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a board member volunteer and a volunteer leader. Additionally, a volunteer leader has an average salary of $29,309, which is higher than the $27,305 average annual salary of a board member volunteer.

The top three skills for a board member volunteer include non-profit organization, community outreach and event planning. The most important skills for a volunteer leader are leadership, community outreach, and ministry.

Board member volunteer vs volunteer leader overview

	Board Member Volunteer	Volunteer Leader
Yearly salary	$27,305	$29,309
Hourly rate	$13.13	$14.09
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	6,876	32,066
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	6	6

Board member volunteer vs volunteer leader salary

Board member volunteers and volunteer leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Board Member Volunteer	Volunteer Leader
Average salary	$27,305	$29,309
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $22,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between board member volunteer and volunteer leader education

There are a few differences between a board member volunteer and a volunteer leader in terms of educational background:

	Board Member Volunteer	Volunteer Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Northwestern University

Board member volunteer vs volunteer leader demographics

Here are the differences between board member volunteers' and volunteer leaders' demographics:

	Board Member Volunteer	Volunteer Leader
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 32.0% Female, 68.0%	Male, 37.1% Female, 62.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 5.2% White, 63.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 5.2% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	14%	14%

Differences between board member volunteer and volunteer leader duties and responsibilities

Board member volunteer example responsibilities.

Manage volunteer information, communication, on-boarding, and statistics in Salesforce database.
Create documents and PowerPoint presentations to train staff members.
Design and develop a website and Facebook page which help organize and keep in touch with members of the organization.
Coordinated/Conduct statewide community education forums/workshops on various Medicare topics.
Coordinated/Conduct statewide community education forums/workshops on various Medicare topics.

Volunteer leader example responsibilities.

Organize and lead week-long community service trips and participate in leadership training.
Coordinate PowerPoint presentations, handout materials and gift bags for association member meetings.
Recognize by leadership for substantially improving welcoming processes which result in an increase in return participants and new participants.
Serve in consecutive positions of increase responsibility requiring strong interpersonal skills, extensive administrative, maintenance, and logistics backgrounds.
Facilitate activities including reading, basketball, and kickball

Board member volunteer vs volunteer leader skills

Common board member volunteer skills

Non-Profit Organization, 27%
Community Outreach, 12%
Event Planning, 7%
Meeting Minutes, 5%
Fund Raising Events, 5%
Facebook, 4%

Common volunteer leader skills

Leadership, 34%
Community Outreach, 17%
Ministry, 7%
Role Model, 6%
Mathematics, 5%
Bible Studies, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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