Community service volunteer vs service person

The differences between community service volunteers and service people 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 service volunteer and a service person. Additionally, a service person has an average salary of $34,151, which is higher than the $26,775 average annual salary of a community service volunteer.

The top three skills for a community service volunteer include community outreach, child care and mathematics. The most important skills for a service person are patient care, patients, and CPR.

Community service volunteer vs service person overview

	Community Service Volunteer	Service Person
Yearly salary	$26,775	$34,151
Hourly rate	$12.87	$16.42
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	19,389	38,184
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

What does a community service volunteer do?

A community service volunteer is responsible for engaging and assisting in community service events, learning the society's norms, helping to enhance the citizens' lives, building relationships, and understanding the status of the community. A community service volunteer supports various activities of different purpose, coordinates with nonprofit organizations to request funding and donation programs, and identifies additional resources to provide the needs of the citizens. Community service volunteers must have excellent communication and organizational skills to perform their societal responsibilities.

What does a service person do?

A service person responds to clients in their office and provides amenities. Generally, they respond to phone calls and distribute messages about meetings or conferences. They may also handle scheduling meetings, organizing paperwork, and managing filing systems. They must coordinate with staff.

Community service volunteer vs service person salary

Community service volunteers and service people have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Community Service Volunteer	Service Person
Average salary	$26,775	$34,151
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $32,000	Between $20,000 And $56,000
Highest paying City	-	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Metropolitan Utilities District
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between community service volunteer and service person education

There are a few differences between a community service volunteer and a service person in terms of educational background:

	Community Service Volunteer	Service Person
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Southern California

Community service volunteer vs service person demographics

Here are the differences between community service volunteers' and service people' demographics:

	Community Service Volunteer	Service Person
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 38.5% Female, 61.5%	Male, 52.1% Female, 47.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 6.7% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 7.2% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.8%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between community service volunteer and service person duties and responsibilities

Community service volunteer example responsibilities.

Lead bible study for 5th and 6th grade girls every Friday morning before school
Manage day-to-day operations including contract management, accounts payable, receivables, payroll and general administrative assistance.
Develop and maintain relationships with the alumni, staff, faculty, student body and vendors.
Coordinate and help teach adult ESL classes.
Establish a bi-weekly ESL conversation group for foreign students.
Tutor students in mathematics, reading, grammar, and social studies.

Service person example responsibilities.

Manage accounts payable and payroll for entire department.
Develop contracting strategy to build capacity and achieve ongoing compliance with Medicare and Medicaid provider network adequacy requirements.
Maintain communication with school, DSS and court personnel on all necessary matters.
Perform payroll and human resourcetasks.
Provide adequate information to commercial and Medicaid members relating to their enrollment, current physician, and prescription benefits.
Reinstate or decline policies through quality review and evaluation of accounts.

Community service volunteer vs service person skills

Common community service volunteer skills

Community Outreach, 18%
Child Care, 9%
Mathematics, 7%
Local Community, 6%
PowerPoint, 6%
Community Health, 5%

Common service person skills

Patient Care, 24%
Patients, 19%
CPR, 8%
Nursery, 7%
Patient Safety, 6%
Cleanliness, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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