Parent liaison vs volunteer

The differences between parent liaisons and volunteers 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 volunteer. Additionally, a parent liaison has an average salary of $34,235, which is higher than the $31,227 average annual salary of a volunteer.

The top three skills for a parent liaison include community resources, social work and foster care. The most important skills for a volunteer are child care, patient charts, and patient care.

Parent liaison vs volunteer overview

	Parent Liaison	Volunteer
Yearly salary	$34,235	$31,227
Hourly rate	$16.46	$15.01
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	27,980	9,583
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Parent liaison vs volunteer salary

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

	Parent Liaison	Volunteer
Average salary	$34,235	$31,227
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $49,000	Between $23,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	-
Highest paying state	New Jersey	-
Best paying company	Rady Children's Hospital And Health Center	-
Best paying industry	Media	-

Differences between parent liaison and volunteer education

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

	Parent Liaison	Volunteer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY at Binghamton	California State University - Fullerton

Parent liaison vs volunteer demographics

Here are the differences between parent liaisons' and volunteers' demographics:

	Parent Liaison	Volunteer
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 16.9% Female, 83.1%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
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, 13.2% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% Asian, 7.3% White, 52.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between parent liaison and volunteer 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.

Volunteer example responsibilities.

Develop and manage web presence, including Facebook account and other social media business accounts!
Train staff members on managing contacts, scheduling programs, and running analytic reports with the Salesforce program.
Lead team-building exercises and facilitate group discussions on leadership topics.
Assist in achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation where applicable.
Supervise and maintain safe play for children's soccer games.
Teach GED to refugees and survivors of torture seeking to enroll in college.

Parent liaison vs volunteer skills

Common parent liaison skills

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

Common volunteer skills

Child Care, 12%
Patient Charts, 10%
Patient Care, 10%
Front Desk, 9%
Community Outreach, 9%
Mathematics, 9%