Group worker vs group leader

The differences between group workers and group leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a group worker and a group leader. Additionally, a group leader has an average salary of $100,480, which is higher than the $44,251 average annual salary of a group worker.

The top three skills for a group worker include transport residents, mental health and juvenile offenders. The most important skills for a group leader are customer service, OSHA, and center management.

Group worker vs group leader overview

	Group Worker	Group Leader
Yearly salary	$44,251	$100,480
Hourly rate	$21.27	$48.31
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	30,214	56,173
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Group worker vs group leader salary

Group workers and group leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Group Worker	Group Leader
Average salary	$44,251	$100,480
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $68,000	Between $57,000 And $174,000
Highest paying City	-	Madison, MS
Highest paying state	-	Mississippi
Best paying company	-	Federal Reserve Bank
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between group worker and group leader education

There are a few differences between a group worker and a group leader in terms of educational background:

	Group Worker	Group Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	California State University - Long Beach	Stanford University

Group worker vs group leader demographics

Here are the differences between group workers' and group leaders' demographics:

	Group Worker	Group Leader
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 50.1% Female, 49.9%	Male, 51.6% Female, 48.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 5.2% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 5.2% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between group worker and group leader duties and responsibilities

Group worker example responsibilities.

Lead a successful group of kids by ensuring safety and behavioral expectations are met and providing structure and organize educational activities.
Provide tutoring services to low income LAUSD youth (K5).
Maintain current knowledge of policies and procedures, CPR and first aid certification.
Lead a successful group of kids by ensuring safety and behavioral expectations are met and providing structure and organize educational activities.
Provide supervision to paraprofessionals to ensure Medicaid compliance, timely completion of paperwork, quality assurance and attendance.

Group leader example responsibilities.

Oversee all OEM site leads to improve work flow, methods and procedures.
Coach to ensure KPI's and SLA's, productivity and quality objectives are consistently achieve.
Coordinate and manage passenger movement of DOD civilians, contractors, and military personnel within the Southwest-Asia area of operation.
Lead and manage a DEA enforcement task force group involve in daily enforcement and intelligence collection/dissemination activities.
Manage and provide performance and career counseling regarding leadership, academics and physical training to strength personnel in their professional development.
Complete two six sigma projects with total savings of $130K/year.

Group worker vs group leader skills

Common group worker skills

Transport Residents, 17%
Mental Health, 16%
Juvenile Offenders, 7%
Program Culture, 6%
Crisis Intervention, 5%
Behavior Management, 5%

Common group leader skills

Customer Service, 8%
OSHA, 6%
Center Management, 6%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Basic Math, 5%
CPR, 5%