Community nutrition educator vs community liaison

The differences between community nutrition educators and community liaisons can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a community nutrition educator and a community liaison. Additionally, a community nutrition educator has an average salary of $44,351, which is higher than the $39,899 average annual salary of a community liaison.

The top three skills for a community nutrition educator include nutrition education materials, community outreach and WIC. The most important skills for a community liaison are patients, customer service, and home health.

Community nutrition educator vs community liaison overview

	Community Nutrition Educator	Community Liaison
Yearly salary	$44,351	$39,899
Hourly rate	$21.32	$19.18
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	18,997	30,431
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Community nutrition educator vs community liaison salary

Community nutrition educators and community liaisons have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Community Nutrition Educator	Community Liaison
Average salary	$44,351	$39,899
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $54,000	Between $29,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	North Dakota
Best paying company	-	BlackRock
Best paying industry	-	Utilities

Differences between community nutrition educator and community liaison education

There are a few differences between a community nutrition educator and a community liaison in terms of educational background:

	Community Nutrition Educator	Community Liaison
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Dietetics	Business
Most common college	University of Delaware	University of Southern California

Community nutrition educator vs community liaison demographics

Here are the differences between community nutrition educators' and community liaisons' demographics:

	Community Nutrition Educator	Community Liaison
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 11.5% Female, 88.5%	Male, 29.5% Female, 70.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.7% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.1%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 7.0% White, 53.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.9%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between community nutrition educator and community liaison duties and responsibilities

Community nutrition educator example responsibilities.

Engage with members' telephonically, using motivational interviewing techniques to assist members' in achieving their health goals.
Assist and develop custom/specialized menus for participants who require meal accommodations due to allergies, intolerances, or medical conditions.
Use motivational interviewing techniques to connect meaningfully with customers to build emotional engagement and customer advocacy.

Community liaison example responsibilities.

Grow and manage existing relationships in assign territories with physicians, hospitals, skil nursing and rehabilitation facilities and assist livings.
Create a brochure with InDesign.
Create social media strategy: Facebook administrator, NYPL blog contributor
Provide nutrition, fitness and diabetes education to the community at large.
Construct online training courses in HTML using materials provide by instructional designers.
Design the web application screens for new systems using modeling tool like HTML.

Community nutrition educator vs community liaison skills

Common community nutrition educator skills

Nutrition Education Materials, 25%
Community Outreach, 24%
WIC, 8%
Meal Planning, 6%
Community Agencies, 6%
Community Organizations, 5%

Common community liaison skills

Patients, 19%
Customer Service, 7%
Home Health, 6%
Community Outreach, 5%
Patient Referrals, 4%
Community Resources, 4%

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