Home advisor vs extension agent

The differences between home advisors and extension agents can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a home advisor has an average salary of $71,251, which is higher than the $45,428 average annual salary of an extension agent.

The top three skills for a home advisor include windows, product knowledge and customer service. The most important skills for an extension agent are educational programs, consumer sciences, and natural resources.

Home advisor vs extension agent overview

	Home Advisor	Extension Agent
Yearly salary	$71,251	$45,428
Hourly rate	$34.26	$21.84
Growth rate	10%	-
Number of jobs	77,547	35,928
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Home advisor vs extension agent salary

Home advisors and extension agents have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Home Advisor	Extension Agent
Average salary	$71,251	$45,428
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $179,000	Between $24,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	Anchorage, AK	Knoxville, TN
Highest paying state	Alaska	Pennsylvania
Best paying company	Sutter Health	University of Hawaii Foundation
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between home advisor and extension agent education

There are a few differences between a home advisor and an extension agent in terms of educational background:

	Home Advisor	Extension Agent
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	Business	Biology
Most common college	Cornell University	Cornell University

Home advisor vs extension agent demographics

Here are the differences between home advisors' and extension agents' demographics:

	Home Advisor	Extension Agent
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 59.3% Female, 40.7%	Male, 42.6% Female, 57.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 5.4% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 12.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 5.6% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between home advisor and extension agent duties and responsibilities

Home advisor example responsibilities.

Manage lead pipeline daily and accurately record in CRM to insure family info and status as well as accurate sales forecast.
Manage pipeline & proprietary CRM to ensure current/evolving family information and status
Instruct and supervise HHA's.
Create numerous SLA's, mail pieces, referral plans and sign on bonuses plans.
Provide troubleshooting and customer resolution for customers in iPads, iPods, iPhones, iOS, and CPU.
Schedule training for staff members and enforce best practices (CPR, first aid, client rights etc .).

Extension agent example responsibilities.

Review soil tests results from MSU labs and make fertilizer recommendations for lawn care base on the test results.
Develop, implement and evaluate educational programs relating to commercial and consumer horticulture IPM including field demonstration trials.
Establish home horticulture IPM program.
Design and implement community trash disposal, recycling and composting project.

Home advisor vs extension agent skills

Common home advisor skills

Windows, 20%
Product Knowledge, 17%
Customer Service, 9%
Phone Calls, 5%
Technical Support Calls, 5%
HVAC, 4%

Common extension agent skills

Educational Programs, 33%
Consumer Sciences, 10%
Natural Resources, 5%
Community Development, 5%
Food Safety, 4%
Youth Program, 4%

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