Organizer vs activist

The differences between organizers and activists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an organizer has an average salary of $49,763, which is higher than the $37,694 average annual salary of an activist.

The top three skills for an organizer include community outreach, social justice and outreach efforts. The most important skills for an activist are climate, grassroots, and social justice.

Organizer vs activist overview

	Organizer	Activist
Yearly salary	$49,763	$37,694
Hourly rate	$23.92	$18.12
Growth rate	18%	12%
Number of jobs	627	1,184
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	12

Organizer vs activist salary

Organizers and activists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Organizer	Activist
Average salary	$49,763	$37,694
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $63,000	Between $26,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	New York, NY
Highest paying state	New York	New Jersey
Best paying company	Committee of Interns and Residents	-
Best paying industry	Retail	-

Differences between organizer and activist education

There are a few differences between an organizer and an activist in terms of educational background:

	Organizer	Activist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Political Science	Political Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Northwestern University

Organizer vs activist demographics

Here are the differences between organizers' and activists' demographics:

	Organizer	Activist
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 46.8% Female, 53.2%	Male, 40.6% Female, 59.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 6.5% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 13.5% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 7.3% White, 50.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.6%
LGBT Percentage	21%	11%

Differences between organizer and activist duties and responsibilities

Organizer example responsibilities.

Lead training of local volunteers to assure strong get-out-the-vote operation on election day.
Train, mobilize and manage volunteers in key organizing skills and get-out-the-vote techniques.
Manage voter contact tactics, organize phone banks, GOTV canvasses and visibility events such as campaign rallies.
Schedule, organize, and run phone banks.
Instruct small business and person bookkeeping using Quickbooks.
Utilize Skype, PowerPoint and other media in workshop presentations.

Activist example responsibilities.

Manage local campaigns to improve the NYC public education system and perform research on school districts to gather and analyze statistics.
Maintain the organization's social media presence through Facebook.
Attend monthly meetings that emphasize women's leadership in society.
Supervise up to a team of 8 people at various sites around nyc for fundraising.
Implement in organization and leadership.
Perform Psychological/Psychiatric/Intake assessments on perspective patients.

Organizer vs activist skills

Common organizer skills

Community Outreach, 13%
Social Justice, 10%
Outreach Efforts, 6%
SEIU, 6%
Public Speaking, 5%
Leadership Development, 4%

Common activist skills

Climate, 33%
Grassroots, 22%
Social Justice, 21%
Customer Service, 20%
Leadership, 1%
Community Outreach, 1%