Representative vs delegate

The differences between representatives and delegates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a representative, becoming a delegate takes usually requires More than 10 years. Additionally, a delegate has an average salary of $72,301, which is higher than the $36,023 average annual salary of a representative.

The top three skills for a representative include cleanliness, patients and customer issues. The most important skills for a delegate are foreign policy, public speaking, and forum.

Representative vs delegate overview

	Representative	Delegate
Yearly salary	$36,023	$72,301
Hourly rate	$17.32	$34.76
Growth rate	-4%	6%
Number of jobs	252,761	575
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Average age	40	52
Years of experience	12	-

Representative vs delegate salary

Representatives and delegates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Representative	Delegate
Average salary	$36,023	$72,301
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $55,000	Between $32,000 And $161,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	Google	-
Best paying industry	Transportation	-

Differences between representative and delegate education

There are a few differences between a representative and a delegate in terms of educational background:

	Representative	Delegate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Most common major	Business	Political Science
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Representative vs delegate demographics

Here are the differences between representatives' and delegates' demographics:

	Representative	Delegate
Average age	40	52
Gender ratio	Male, 41.8% Female, 58.2%	Male, 40.5% Female, 59.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 7.5% White, 54.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 7.6% White, 76.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	12%

Differences between representative and delegate duties and responsibilities

Representative example responsibilities.

Manage fitting rooms and recover the department, while providing exceptional customer service and offering rewards and POS options.
Manage physical portfolio with necessary derivatives to mitigate risk within company guidelines.
Conduct telephone sales and interviews, compile and enter information into database, manage documents and insure customer satisfaction.
Review EOB denials, appeals and/or rebilling as appropriate.
Certify of all requirements, policies, and procedures, including MSB.
Take inbound phone calls from member and providers explaining the EOB denial and payments

Delegate example responsibilities.

Facilitate seminars and manage the organization's Facebook page.
Enhance written and oral communication, consensus building, and leadership
Introduce FIC to USC, connecting self-developed programs with international classrooms.
Study transitional justice and post-conflict reconciliation while volunteering with a local peace-building organization and international NGOs
Advocate for environmental justice for minorities and indigenous groups who have been disproportionately affect by climate change.
Establish and implement quality and inventory control measures, handle payroll, calculate menu cost analysis and coordinate marketing/customer retention programs.

Representative vs delegate skills

Common representative skills

Cleanliness, 20%
Patients, 11%
Customer Issues, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Data Entry, 6%
Outbound Calls, 3%

Common delegate skills

Foreign Policy, 18%
Public Speaking, 13%
Forum, 9%
Human Rights Issues, 6%
Community Services, 6%
Climate, 6%