Crime prevention worker vs liaison

The differences between crime prevention workers and 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 crime prevention worker and a liaison. Additionally, a liaison has an average salary of $53,737, which is higher than the $37,853 average annual salary of a crime prevention worker.

The top three skills for a crime prevention worker include mental health, substance abuse and community resources. The most important skills for a liaison are patients, customer service, and home health.

Crime prevention worker vs liaison overview

	Crime Prevention Worker	Liaison
Yearly salary	$37,853	$53,737
Hourly rate	$18.20	$25.84
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	24,390	34,074
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Crime prevention worker vs liaison salary

Crime prevention workers and liaisons have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Crime Prevention Worker	Liaison
Average salary	$37,853	$53,737
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $60,000	Between $30,000 And $95,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between crime prevention worker and liaison education

There are a few differences between a crime prevention worker and a liaison in terms of educational background:

	Crime Prevention Worker	Liaison
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	California State University - Fullerton	Northwestern University

Crime prevention worker vs liaison demographics

Here are the differences between crime prevention workers' and liaisons' demographics:

	Crime Prevention Worker	Liaison
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%	Male, 41.9% Female, 58.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% Asian, 5.7% White, 53.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.8%	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 6.9% White, 55.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between crime prevention worker and liaison duties and responsibilities

Crime prevention worker example responsibilities.

Help children/youth in state custody achieve permanency whether through reintegration, adoption or custodianship.
Practice motivational interviewing techniques to assist individuals in identifying personal hurdles in order to set goals and work towards rehabilitation.
Develop and implement plans and goals establish in the UCR.
Conduct home visits and assessing adults and children's needs, complete UCR in a timely fashion for ACS.
Provide interventions for at-risk children with emotional disabilities, including sexual/physical abuse, delay development, autism, and social impairment.

Liaison example responsibilities.

Manage and increase social activity of the WVUncovered twitter account.
Manage and create original content for all social media platforms (twitter, instagram, tumblr).
Manage social media outlets for the organization; such as Facebook, update weekly status and weekly inspirational videos.
Educate physician group practices to reduce hospitalizations, increase positive patient outcomes & achieve meaningful use of EMR systems.
Perform assessments on ICU patients and market to many members of the health care team.
Work predominantly ICU cases, acquiring considerable experience with high-level complex patients.

Crime prevention worker vs liaison skills

Common crime prevention worker skills

Mental Health, 30%
Substance Abuse, 24%
Community Resources, 17%
at-Risk Youth, 15%
Community Agencies, 14%

Common liaison skills

Patients, 24%
Customer Service, 14%
Home Health, 10%
Rehabilitation, 5%
Social Work, 5%
Patient Care, 5%