Junior volunteer vs housing counselor

The differences between junior volunteers and housing counselors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a junior volunteer, becoming a housing counselor takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a housing counselor has an average salary of $78,730, which is higher than the $35,362 average annual salary of a junior volunteer.

The top three skills for a junior volunteer include patients, emotional support and patient care. The most important skills for a housing counselor are litigation, in-house counsel, and social work.

Junior volunteer vs housing counselor overview

	Junior Volunteer	Housing Counselor
Yearly salary	$35,362	$78,730
Hourly rate	$17.00	$37.85
Growth rate	5%	10%
Number of jobs	12,700	33,639
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	43	46
Years of experience	2	4

Junior volunteer vs housing counselor salary

Junior volunteers and housing counselors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Junior Volunteer	Housing Counselor
Average salary	$35,362	$78,730
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $43,000	Between $42,000 And $144,000
Highest paying City	-	Glen Cove, NY
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	PREIT
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between junior volunteer and housing counselor education

There are a few differences between a junior volunteer and a housing counselor in terms of educational background:

	Junior Volunteer	Housing Counselor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Law
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Junior volunteer vs housing counselor demographics

Here are the differences between junior volunteers' and housing counselors' demographics:

	Junior Volunteer	Housing Counselor
Average age	43	46
Gender ratio	Male, 33.6% Female, 66.4%	Male, 38.2% Female, 61.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 11.2% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 5.5% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 6.3% White, 75.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	10%

Differences between junior volunteer and housing counselor duties and responsibilities

Junior volunteer example responsibilities.

Create variety of programs and run fund raising projects to achieve annual objectives.
Communicate with local businesses in order to collect donations for golf tournaments, casino night, alumni basketball tournaments etc.
Wipe down wheelchairs, stretchers, and equipment in surgery areas.
Serve as liaison to current, prospective and alumni parents, teachers and community members.
Prepare animals for surgery; monitor vital signs, conduct various, and record findings in charts.
Create current CCF Facebook page and maintain daily with events, facts, pictures, events, musicians.

Housing counselor example responsibilities.

Manage day-to-day legal affairs of NYSE list airline.
Engage in own practice focusing on estate planning and probate with some business planning.
Assist senior counsel in all aspects of litigation management including factual investigation, document preparation, and trial preparation and support.
Draft legal correspondence, exhibits, and discovery documents in the fields of probate, family law and contract dispute issues.
Explain family obligations according to HUD procedures and explain family responsibilities regarding rent amounts.
Educate consumers who are interest in purchasing a home by providing HUD approve individualized credit and budget counseling.

Junior volunteer vs housing counselor skills

Common junior volunteer skills

Patients, 59%
Emotional Support, 12%
Patient Care, 3%
Emergency Calls, 3%
Front Desk, 3%
Community Services, 2%

Common housing counselor skills

Litigation, 10%
In-House Counsel, 8%
Social Work, 8%
Regulatory Compliance, 5%
Crisis Intervention, 5%
Real Estate, 4%