Disability advocate vs liaison

The differences between disability advocates 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 disability advocate and a liaison. Additionally, a liaison has an average salary of $53,737, 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 liaison are patients, customer service, and home health.

Disability advocate vs liaison overview

	Disability Advocate	Liaison
Yearly salary	$36,222	$53,737
Hourly rate	$17.41	$25.84
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	48,838	34,074
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Disability advocate vs liaison salary

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

	Disability Advocate	Liaison
Average salary	$36,222	$53,737
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $43,000	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 disability advocate and liaison education

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

	Disability Advocate	Liaison
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Disability advocate vs liaison demographics

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

	Disability Advocate	Liaison
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 29.9% Female, 70.1%	Male, 41.9% Female, 58.1%
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, 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 disability advocate and liaison 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.

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.

Disability advocate vs liaison skills

Common disability advocate skills

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

Common liaison skills

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