Liaison vs resource coordinator

The differences between liaisons and resource coordinators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a liaison and a resource coordinator. Additionally, a liaison has an average salary of $53,737, which is higher than the $40,658 average annual salary of a resource coordinator.

The top three skills for a liaison include patients, customer service and home health. The most important skills for a resource coordinator are patients, social work, and customer service.

Liaison vs resource coordinator overview

	Liaison	Resource Coordinator
Yearly salary	$53,737	$40,658
Hourly rate	$25.84	$19.55
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	34,074	49,620
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

What does a liaison do?

A liaison is a middle person responsible for collaborating different institutes, managing professional relationships to create benefiting results that would help a business' meet its goals and objectives. Duties of a liaison include facilitating communications, establishing partnership contract plans and procedures, managing conflicts, providing immediate resolution for concerns, and evaluating collaboration parameters. A liaison must be highly knowledgeable about the subject matters of the represented organization, handling inquiries, and coming up with strategic solutions to make the project successful.

What does a resource coordinator do?

Resource Coordinators oversee the needs of the programs or projects of the organization. They may manage resources such as funds, in-kind donations, volunteers, or employees. They ensure that budget is properly allocated and administered. They prepare reports and analyze the utilization of funds. Resource coordinators also handle in-kind donations, especially for charitable activities. They coordinate the receipt of goods and the release of such. Resource coordinators also handle volunteers and employees for the projects. They manage the deployment of individuals and ensure that manpower is properly allocated to different tasks.

Liaison vs resource coordinator salary

Liaisons and resource coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Liaison	Resource Coordinator
Average salary	$53,737	$40,658
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $95,000	Between $28,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Washington	Connecticut
Best paying company	Apple	Health Alliance
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Technology

Differences between liaison and resource coordinator education

There are a few differences between a liaison and a resource coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Liaison	Resource Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	SUNY at Binghamton

Liaison vs resource coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between liaisons' and resource coordinators' demographics:

	Liaison	Resource Coordinator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 41.9% Female, 58.1%	Male, 28.9% Female, 71.1%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 7.0% White, 56.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.8%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between liaison and resource coordinator duties and responsibilities

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.

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Resource coordinator example responsibilities.

Facilitate development of veterans individual rehabilitation plans, which provide purpose, organization and empowerment to achieve life goals.
Present PowerPoint presentations to the command as the representative of LMH various proposals.
Determine appropriate community resource information for pediatric patients and families dealing with chronic medical issues to enhance their quality of life.
Provide customers with product and services information to influence a desire behavior; and assist with proper identification of eligible patients.
Inform parents and providers of CCAP policies and procedures over the phone, in person and via written correspondence.
Determine parent/provider eligibility for CCAP program, and authorize payments for childcare as determined by IDHS policies and procedures.

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Liaison vs resource coordinator skills

Common liaison skills

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

Common resource coordinator skills

Patients, 12%
Social Work, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Community Resources, 5%
Patient Care, 5%
Excellent Interpersonal, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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