Lobbyist vs public relations

The differences between lobbyists and public relations can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a lobbyist and a public relations. Additionally, a public relations has an average salary of $48,383, which is higher than the $45,609 average annual salary of a lobbyist.

The top three skills for a lobbyist include public policy, government relations and state government. The most important skills for a public relations are press releases, web content, and facebook.

Lobbyist vs public relations overview

	Lobbyist	Public Relations
Yearly salary	$45,609	$48,383
Hourly rate	$21.93	$23.26
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	128	22,721
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 75%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Lobbyist vs public relations salary

Lobbyists and public relations have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lobbyist	Public Relations
Average salary	$45,609	$48,383
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $77,000	Between $32,000 And $72,000
Highest paying City	-	Richmond, VA
Highest paying state	-	Virginia
Best paying company	-	Edelman Financial Engines
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between lobbyist and public relations education

There are a few differences between a lobbyist and a public relations in terms of educational background:

	Lobbyist	Public Relations
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 75%
Most common major	Political Science	Communication
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Lobbyist vs public relations demographics

Here are the differences between lobbyists' and public relations' demographics:

	Lobbyist	Public Relations
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 51.6% Female, 48.4%	Male, 36.1% Female, 63.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% Asian, 5.3% White, 66.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 11.9% Asian, 5.3% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between lobbyist and public relations duties and responsibilities

Lobbyist example responsibilities.

Secure support for the Centene brand as a Medicaid manage care organization amongst healthcare providers and members of the advocacy community.
Preserve dietitian services as a require``condition of participation"for Medicare hospitals.
Advocate on Medicare reimbursement, research funding, dietary supplements and professional education issues.
Conduct analysis of international climate change implications and participate in the selection of tools for government agencies to monitor climate change.
Verify and update exiting editorial content and write new editorial for revise statutes.

Public relations example responsibilities.

Manage LinkedIn profile updates and new leads.
Manage all copywriting elements for live broadcasts and promotional commercials.
Create an official office page on instagram to facilitate interaction with students.
Track and analyze local talent and trends on social networking sites (MySpace, YouTube).
Coordinate multiple marketing campaigns (SEO, CPA, CPM) and optimization of organic search traffic.
Edit and create YouTube videos for clientele, creating proper titles and tags to increase viewership ;.

Lobbyist vs public relations skills

Common lobbyist skills

Public Policy, 26%
Government Relations, 19%
State Government, 10%
Grassroots, 5%
State Legislators, 3%
Legislative Process, 3%

Common public relations skills

Press Releases, 22%
Web Content, 12%
Facebook, 5%
Event Planning, 4%
Blog Posts, 4%
Twitter, 4%

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