Parent liaison vs program assistant

The differences between parent liaisons and program assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a parent liaison and a program assistant. Additionally, a program assistant has an average salary of $35,193, which is higher than the $34,235 average annual salary of a parent liaison.

The top three skills for a parent liaison include community resources, social work and foster care. The most important skills for a program assistant are patients, customer service, and data entry.

Parent liaison vs program assistant overview

	Parent Liaison	Program Assistant
Yearly salary	$34,235	$35,193
Hourly rate	$16.46	$16.92
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	27,980	96,901
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Parent liaison vs program assistant salary

Parent liaisons and program assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Parent Liaison	Program Assistant
Average salary	$34,235	$35,193
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $49,000	Between $27,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	New Jersey	Connecticut
Best paying company	Rady Children's Hospital And Health Center	The Aspen Institute
Best paying industry	Media	Government

Differences between parent liaison and program assistant education

There are a few differences between a parent liaison and a program assistant in terms of educational background:

	Parent Liaison	Program Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY at Binghamton	Northwestern University

Parent liaison vs program assistant demographics

Here are the differences between parent liaisons' and program assistants' demographics:

	Parent Liaison	Program Assistant
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 16.9% Female, 83.1%	Male, 24.8% Female, 75.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.4% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 23.7% Asian, 5.5% White, 50.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.9%	Black or African American, 13.8% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 6.7% White, 53.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between parent liaison and program assistant duties and responsibilities

Parent liaison example responsibilities.

Manage social media outlets for the organization; such as Facebook, update weekly status and weekly inspirational videos.
Implement reporting process to troubleshoot and identify trends in active loan application populations resulting in long term systemic solutions.
Work closely with subcontractors and cross-functional internal departments to research, analyze and troubleshoot contract issues for timely resolution.
Review bi-weekly benefit payment reports, confirming accuracy of recommend benefit payments and suspensions, submitting the information to payroll.
Execute in detail-orient environments as well as people-oriented environments through outstanding interpersonal, community service, leadership, and organizational skills.
Provide language goals to the CDSA for IFSP goals and objectives.

Program assistant example responsibilities.

Lead classes in anatomy/physiology, medical terminology, transcription.
Manage oversight of budget/finance, personnel and continuous program improvement.
Assist in achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation where applicable.
Instruct students in C++ and Java programming, robot design and construction.
Introduce students to various computer pro- gramming languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
Present information about RSVP to community organizations.

Parent liaison vs program assistant skills

Common parent liaison skills

Community Resources, 12%
Social Work, 8%
Foster Care, 7%
Community Outreach, 6%
Social Services, 6%
Support Services, 5%

Common program assistant skills

Patients, 12%
Customer Service, 9%
Data Entry, 8%
HR, 6%
Excellent Interpersonal, 6%
Data Collection, 4%