Disability advocate vs coordinator

The differences between disability advocates and coordinators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a disability advocate and a coordinator. Additionally, a coordinator has an average salary of $41,599, which is higher than the $36,222 average annual salary of a disability advocate.

The top three skills for a disability advocate include social security administration, outbound calls and ssdi. The most important skills for a coordinator are customer service, patients, and excellent organizational.

Disability advocate vs coordinator overview

	Disability Advocate	Coordinator
Yearly salary	$36,222	$41,599
Hourly rate	$17.41	$20.00
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	48,838	151,508
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Disability advocate vs coordinator salary

Disability advocates and coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Disability Advocate	Coordinator
Average salary	$36,222	$41,599
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $43,000	Between $27,000 And $61,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between disability advocate and coordinator education

There are a few differences between a disability advocate and a coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Disability Advocate	Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Southern California

Disability advocate vs coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between disability advocates' and coordinators' demographics:

	Disability Advocate	Coordinator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 29.9% Female, 70.1%	Male, 36.3% Female, 63.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% Asian, 6.3% White, 54.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 6.4% White, 53.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.1%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between disability advocate and coordinator duties and responsibilities

Disability advocate example responsibilities.

Manage a number of cases dealing with veterans' requests for claims and education benefits.
Offer advisement on DSS, SSI and SSDI.
Follow up with all request from DDS.
Prepare and organize legal documents for IEP meetings.
Represent SSI and SSDI disable claimants before judges of the SSA.
Assist clients with applying for disability and/or Medicaid benefits.

Coordinator example responsibilities.

Conduct kaizen blitz in the machine shop that achieve higher productivity and efficiency gains.
Manage documented records of meetings and contact with Pre-K teachers to discuss relevant information concerning children and families.
Manage and coordinate the workload of the release team members and are responsible for organizing and hosting all production release windows.
Manage IDT roster and participate in interdisciplinary team meetings.
Provide leadership development opportunities for youth and lead community events and activities for the community.
Facilitate development of veterans individual rehabilitation plans, which provide purpose, organization and empowerment to achieve life goals.

Disability advocate vs coordinator skills

Common disability advocate skills

Social Security Administration, 12%
Outbound Calls, 12%
Ssdi, 12%
Government Agencies, 8%
Mental Health, 8%
Advocacy Services, 8%

Common coordinator skills

Customer Service, 21%
Patients, 10%
Excellent Organizational, 7%
Data Entry, 5%
Excellent Guest, 5%
Coordinators, 4%