Community relations representative vs representative

The differences between community relations representatives and representatives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a community relations representative, becoming a representative takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a community relations representative has an average salary of $42,421, which is higher than the $36,023 average annual salary of a representative.

The top three skills for a community relations representative include community relations, patients and community organizations. The most important skills for a representative are cleanliness, patients, and customer issues.

Community relations representative vs representative overview

	Community Relations Representative	Representative
Yearly salary	$42,421	$36,023
Hourly rate	$20.39	$17.32
Growth rate	8%	-4%
Number of jobs	24,898	252,761
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	42	40
Years of experience	4	12

What does a community relations representative do?

Community Relations Representatives are ambassadors for an organization. Their purpose is to spread awareness of an organization's vision throughout community groups. Their work scope includes nurturing relationships with stakeholders for fundraising efforts, organizing community outreach programs, and coordinating for volunteers. Other duties include hosting activities, delivering speeches driving fundraising initiatives, and attending meetings. This job requires good interpersonal skills to negotiate across a broad demographic. They must have good analytical skills, such as using cost-benefit analysis in budgeting for a program. They also manage the company image and mission through social media management.

What does a representative do?

Representatives are lawmakers who represent the people in a specific district. They run for office to represent their districts in their hometown or their current place of living. Representatives are usually charismatic and good communicators. These characteristics are especially important during campaign and election periods. Representatives should be able to capture the hearts of the voters through their planned projects and advocacies. They are then elected by their constituents. Upon election, representatives author bills that will eventually be passed into law should it be approved by the majority of the congress. They also vote on the passage of bills authored by other representatives. They also participate in discussions and debates regarding different bills, issues, and laws. Representatives are expected to vote according to their conscience and in consideration of the voice of their constituents.

Community relations representative vs representative salary

Community relations representatives and representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Community Relations Representative	Representative
Average salary	$42,421	$36,023
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $58,000	Between $23,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between community relations representative and representative education

There are a few differences between a community relations representative and a representative in terms of educational background:

	Community Relations Representative	Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	-

Community relations representative vs representative demographics

Here are the differences between community relations representatives' and representatives' demographics:

	Community Relations Representative	Representative
Average age	42	40
Gender ratio	Male, 26.1% Female, 73.9%	Male, 41.8% Female, 58.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% Asian, 5.3% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 7.5% White, 54.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	12%	7%

Differences between community relations representative and representative duties and responsibilities

Community relations representative example responsibilities.

Manage YouTube channel to promote the brand.
Grow and manage existing relationships in assign territories with physicians, hospitals, skil nursing and rehabilitation facilities and assist livings.
Deliver education regarding hospice services to key decision makers to provide to appropriate patients.
Utilize a personal computer and relate software including Microsoft office, powerpoint and the internet.
Facilitate the admission process of incoming patients.
Obtain Medicare requirement of percentage of volunteer/patient.

Representative example responsibilities.

Manage fitting rooms and recover the department, while providing exceptional customer service and offering rewards and POS options.
Manage physical portfolio with necessary derivatives to mitigate risk within company guidelines.
Conduct telephone sales and interviews, compile and enter information into database, manage documents and insure customer satisfaction.
Review EOB denials, appeals and/or rebilling as appropriate.
Certify of all requirements, policies, and procedures, including MSB.
Take inbound phone calls from member and providers explaining the EOB denial and payments

Community relations representative vs representative skills

Common community relations representative skills

Community Relations, 15%
Patients, 11%
Community Organizations, 10%
Communicate Issues, 8%
Medicaid, 6%
Community Outreach, 6%

Common representative skills

Cleanliness, 20%
Patients, 11%
Customer Issues, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Data Entry, 6%
Outbound Calls, 3%

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