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What is a customer relations coordinator and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025
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Sally Hiott B.S. MBA, DBA
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For many businesses, it's all about keeping the customers happy. Happy customers leave good reviews, tell their friends, and keep giving their business to the company. The customer relations coordinator is the person in charge of addressing customer concerns and keeping them happy.

The customer relations coordinator needs to be very good with people. They answer customer questions over the phone or via email and communicate the appropriate solutions to them. Often, they manage a whole team of people dedicated to providing customer service and ensuring that they meet customer satisfaction goals.

Customer relations coordinators can work in many different fields, from retail and hospitality to healthcare and tech services. Anywhere that people need help navigating the services on offer, the customer relations coordinator steps in to assist them. Fewer than half of customer relations coordinators have bachelor's degrees. Instead, most learn how to provide customer service through years of working directly with people.

What general advice would you give to a customer relations coordinator?

Sally Hiott B.S. MBA, DBA

Assistant Professor of Marketing, Charleston Southern University

Show employers how you would not only fill an open position regarding the work at hand, but show them how you would be an asset to their team. We are in very team driven work environments currently, and hiring managers want to know what you can bring to the table. Filling a void is great for the workload, but enhancing a team culture makes them not want to work without you!
ScoreCustomer Relations CoordinatorUS Average
Salary
3.0

Avg. Salary $37,953

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level
5.9

Growth rate -4%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity
9.6
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.80%

Asian 6.89%

Black or African American 11.04%

Hispanic or Latino 20.81%

Unknown 5.67%

White 54.79%

Gender

female 65.90%

male 34.10%

Age - 39
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 39
Stress level
5.9

Stress level is manageable

7.1 - high

Complexity level
6.6

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance
6.5

Work life balance is good

6.4 - fair

Customer relations coordinator career paths

Key steps to become a customer relations coordinator

  1. Explore customer relations coordinator education requirements

    Most common customer relations coordinator degrees

    Bachelor's

    50.8 %

    Associate

    21.5 %

    High School Diploma

    15.1 %
  2. Start to develop specific customer relations coordinator skills

    SkillsPercentages
    Customer Service23.68%
    Customer Relations12.77%
    Customer Satisfaction5.14%
    Customer Complaints4.69%
    Credit Card Payments3.90%
  3. Complete relevant customer relations coordinator training and internships

    Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New customer relations coordinators learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a customer relations coordinator based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real customer relations coordinator resumes.
  4. Research customer relations coordinator duties and responsibilities

    • Manage software maintenance renewal partner and assist with upselling additional and higher functionality licenses to increase revenue.
    • Cash handling and POS experience.
    • Cash handling, knowledge of basic POS system
    • Possess knowledge of multiple technical applications, ability to troubleshoot, identify root cause issues and escalate to SME.
  5. Prepare your customer relations coordinator resume

    When your background is strong enough, you can start writing your customer relations coordinator resume.

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  6. Apply for customer relations coordinator jobs

    Now it's time to start searching for a customer relations coordinator job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

    1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
    2. Consult your professional network
    3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
    4. Watch out for job scams

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Average customer relations coordinator salary

The average customer relations coordinator salary in the United States is $37,953 per year or $18 per hour. Customer relations coordinator salaries range between $27,000 and $52,000 per year.

Average customer relations coordinator salary
$37,953 Yearly
$18.25 hourly

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Customer relations coordinator reviews

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2024
Pros

remote job, more schedule flexibility

Cons

very low salary, no career growth, very stressful and not rewarding


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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2022
Cons

I don't like when a rep or a consumer are not interested in a solution, but are only interested in venting. Although, venting maybe just what the consumer needed.

Pros

I resolved consumer and retailer questions. That is gratifying.


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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2020
Pros

Caring to the customer issues is what I do like first and the other thing it is a job that show determination level on the duty.


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Updated January 8, 2025

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