Organizer vs campaign volunteer

The differences between organizers and campaign volunteers 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 $33,170 average annual salary of a campaign volunteer.

The top three skills for an organizer include community outreach, social justice and outreach efforts. The most important skills for a campaign volunteer are campaign events, telephone calls, and grassroots.

Organizer vs campaign volunteer overview

	Organizer	Campaign Volunteer
Yearly salary	$49,763	$33,170
Hourly rate	$23.92	$15.95
Growth rate	18%	8%
Number of jobs	627	3,833
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Organizer vs campaign volunteer salary

Organizers and campaign volunteers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Organizer	Campaign Volunteer
Average salary	$49,763	$33,170
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $63,000	Between $25,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	Committee of Interns and Residents	-
Best paying industry	Retail	-

Differences between organizer and campaign volunteer education

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

	Organizer	Campaign Volunteer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Political Science	Political Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Vanderbilt University

Organizer vs campaign volunteer demographics

Here are the differences between organizers' and campaign volunteers' demographics:

	Organizer	Campaign Volunteer
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 46.8% Female, 53.2%	Male, 51.9% Female, 48.1%
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, 12.6% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 7.3% White, 54.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	21%	21%

Differences between organizer and campaign volunteer 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.

Campaign volunteer example responsibilities.

Train, mobilize and manage volunteers in key organizing skills and get-out-the-vote techniques.
Create Facebook page for campaign to promote volunteering.
Perform emergency procedures, including opening and maintaining an airway, administering CPR, and use of automate external defibrillators.
Expand union's digital presence with a twitter campaign highlighting historic TSEU victories.
Share relative material encompassing tertiary extra curricular interests on Facebook/Twitter

Organizer vs campaign volunteer skills

Common organizer skills

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

Common campaign volunteer skills

Campaign Events, 15%
Telephone Calls, 11%
Grassroots, 7%
Phone Bank, 7%
Press Releases, 5%
Facebook, 4%