Language specialist vs caller

The differences between language specialists and callers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a language specialist, becoming a caller takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a language specialist has an average salary of $51,084, which is higher than the $47,798 average annual salary of a caller.

The top three skills for a language specialist include english language, language and foreign language. The most important skills for a caller are outbound calls, customer service, and cold calls.

Language specialist vs caller overview

	Language Specialist	Caller
Yearly salary	$51,084	$47,798
Hourly rate	$24.56	$22.98
Growth rate	12%	11%
Number of jobs	21,614	852
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	46	39
Years of experience	2	12

Language specialist vs caller salary

Language specialists and callers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Language Specialist	Caller
Average salary	$51,084	$47,798
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $75,000	Between $19,000 And $114,000
Highest paying City	Santa Rosa, CA	-
Highest paying state	New Hampshire	-
Best paying company	Apple	-
Best paying industry	Government	-

Differences between language specialist and caller education

There are a few differences between a language specialist and a caller in terms of educational background:

	Language Specialist	Caller
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	English	Business
Most common college	Harvard University	-

Language specialist vs caller demographics

Here are the differences between language specialists' and callers' demographics:

	Language Specialist	Caller
Average age	46	39
Gender ratio	Male, 39.2% Female, 60.8%	Male, 35.9% Female, 64.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 16.0% White, 62.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 13.3% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 6.2% White, 54.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	16%	8%

Differences between language specialist and caller duties and responsibilities

Language specialist example responsibilities.

Supervise and manage class; facilitate and teach conversational Tagalog including cultural aspects.
Administer speech and language treatment to students with learning disabilities, developmental delays, specific language impairments, and autism.
Service children Pre-k through 6th grade.
Evaluate and treat public school age children with pervasive developmental disorders and autism.
Programmed/Creat and maintain high and low-tech AAC devices and train staff to use.
Mix ingredients with contrast to formulate specific consistencies according to SLP and patient needs.

Caller example responsibilities.

Maintain hours of on duty engineers and conductors and their hours of rest on excel spreadsheet per FRA requirements.
Act as SME (subject matter expert).
Maintain train schedules for engineer and conductors.
Prepare FRA paper for crews going on duty.
Collect on-boarding and HIPAA policy paperwork for all employees.
Attend ongoing classes to keep certification current for the EMT field.

Language specialist vs caller skills

Common language specialist skills

English Language, 14%
Language, 13%
Foreign Language, 8%
Proofreading, 7%
Professional Development, 6%
Language Services, 5%

Common caller skills

Outbound Calls, 27%
Customer Service, 23%
Cold Calls, 9%
Fundraise, 7%
Financial Support, 5%
Computer System, 4%

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