Conference director vs events volunteer

The differences between conference directors and events volunteers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a conference director and an events volunteer. Additionally, a conference director has an average salary of $64,405, which is higher than the $31,677 average annual salary of an events volunteer.

The top three skills for a conference director include conference logistics, sponsorship packages and event planning. The most important skills for an events volunteer are plan events, community events, and RAN.

Conference director vs events volunteer overview

	Conference Director	Events Volunteer
Yearly salary	$64,405	$31,677
Hourly rate	$30.96	$15.23
Growth rate	18%	18%
Number of jobs	5,250	5,273
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 78%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	2	2

Conference director vs events volunteer salary

Conference directors and events volunteers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Conference Director	Events Volunteer
Average salary	$64,405	$31,677
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $99,000	Between $25,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between conference director and events volunteer education

There are a few differences between a conference director and an events volunteer in terms of educational background:

	Conference Director	Events Volunteer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 78%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	San Diego State University	San Diego State University

Conference director vs events volunteer demographics

Here are the differences between conference directors' and events volunteers' demographics:

	Conference Director	Events Volunteer
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 36.7% Female, 63.3%	Male, 34.9% Female, 65.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 5.8% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 6.0% White, 62.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between conference director and events volunteer duties and responsibilities

Conference director example responsibilities.

Manage development of all CRM communications and materials.
Provide wine education for hotel staff and sales presentations to food and beverage executives.
Cause marketing fundraising events including film screenings, concerts and private donor VIP dinners.
Enrich social media intranet with bulletins on giveaways, surveys, and upcoming events.
Develop banquet menus, pricing, special food offerings and theme party menus with culinary staff.
Collaborate with marketing department on client ad sweepstakes, giveaways, logo usage and client branding.

Events volunteer example responsibilities.

Lead fan participation activities during halftime and stoppage time -Held pre-game giveaways
Work the VIP tent at the movie screenings.
Assist with packaging materials for event giveaways and member check-in.
Assist in planning and execution alumni events in the Louisville community.
Record accurate minutes that reflect what are done all at PTA meetings.
Use of Quickbooks includes monthly reconcilations, account tracking, deposits, payments and general financial stability of accounts.

Conference director vs events volunteer skills

Common conference director skills

Conference Logistics, 14%
Sponsorship Packages, 8%
Event Planning, 8%
Conference Planning, 6%
Content Development, 5%
Audio Visual, 5%

Common events volunteer skills

Plan Events, 9%
Community Events, 9%
RAN, 8%
Event Set-Up, 6%
Volunteer Events, 5%
Press Releases, 5%