Community organizer vs community organization worker

The differences between community organizers and community organization workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a community organizer has an average salary of $47,257, which is higher than the $40,830 average annual salary of a community organization worker.

The top three skills for a community organizer include community outreach, public speaking and social justice. The most important skills for a community organization worker are leadership development, composting, and .

Community organizer vs community organization worker overview

	Community Organizer	Community Organization Worker
Yearly salary	$47,257	$40,830
Hourly rate	$22.72	$19.63
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	16,373	30,139
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	4

Community organizer vs community organization worker salary

Community organizers and community organization workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Community Organizer	Community Organization Worker
Average salary	$47,257	$40,830
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $66,000	Between $28,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	Detroit, MI	-
Highest paying state	New Jersey	-
Best paying company	City of San Jos	-
Best paying industry	Professional	-

Differences between community organizer and community organization worker education

There are a few differences between a community organizer and a community organization worker in terms of educational background:

	Community Organizer	Community Organization Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Political Science	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Vanderbilt University

Community organizer vs community organization worker demographics

Here are the differences between community organizers' and community organization workers' demographics:

	Community Organizer	Community Organization Worker
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 42.6% Female, 57.4%	Male, 56.4% Female, 43.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% Asian, 6.8% White, 53.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 23.8% Asian, 5.6% White, 51.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	21%	21%

Differences between community organizer and community organization worker duties and responsibilities

Community organizer example responsibilities.

Manage local campaigns to improve the NYC public education system and perform research on school districts to gather and analyze statistics.
Grow and manage existing relationships in assign territories with physicians, hospitals, skil nursing and rehabilitation facilities and assist livings.
Lead strategist and coordinator for creating and advancing Latino community organizing throughout rural Oregon.
Grow and manage existing relationships in assign territories with physicians, hospitals, skil nursing and rehabilitation facilities and assist livings.
Coordinate monthly meetings for city-wide coalition of organizations working on human rights issues in NYC.
Maintain organizational Facebook, and blog.

Community organization worker example responsibilities.

Manage local campaigns to improve the NYC public education system and perform research on school districts to gather and analyze statistics.
Deter organic waste from being dispose of in landfills by organizing and implementing community composting.
Prepare patients for abortion procedures; assist doctor and perform ultrasounds during procedures; support women physically and emotionally after abortions.
Facilitate monthly community meetings to ascertain interests of community members; provide PowerPoint presentations, showing progress of various initiatives.

Community organizer vs community organization worker skills

Common community organizer skills

Community Outreach, 15%
Public Speaking, 7%
Social Justice, 6%
Community Organizations, 5%
Local Community, 5%
Press Releases, 4%

Common community organization worker skills

Leadership Development, 80%
Composting, 20%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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