Organizer vs politician

The differences between organizers and politicians 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 $47,168 average annual salary of a politician.

Organizer vs politician overview

	Organizer	Politician
Yearly salary	$49,763	$47,168
Hourly rate	$23.92	$22.68
Growth rate	18%	-
Number of jobs	627	1,242
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Organizer vs politician salary

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

	Organizer	Politician
Average salary	$49,763	$47,168
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $63,000	Between $25,000 And $86,000
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 politician education

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

	Organizer	Politician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Most common major	Political Science	Marketing
Most common college	Stanford University	Northwestern University

Organizer vs politician demographics

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

	Organizer	Politician
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 46.8% Female, 53.2%	Male, 73.7% Female, 26.3%
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, 14.4% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 4.5% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	21%	21%

Differences between organizer and politician 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.

Politician example responsibilities.

Manage and train new staff in and out of the office to develop leadership skills and successful canvassing techniques.
Facilitate and support donor relations effort including computerize and paper records, gift activity, annual appeals.
Conduct base safety meetings using Microsoft PowerPoint.

Organizer vs politician skills

Common organizer skills

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

Common politician skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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