Shelter director vs youth volunteer

The differences between shelter directors and youth volunteers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a shelter director and a youth volunteer. Additionally, a shelter director has an average salary of $44,902, which is higher than the $34,031 average annual salary of a youth volunteer.

The top three skills for a shelter director include social work, direct supervision and client intake. The most important skills for a youth volunteer are youth development, community outreach, and community services.

Shelter director vs youth volunteer overview

	Shelter Director	Youth Volunteer
Yearly salary	$44,902	$34,031
Hourly rate	$21.59	$16.36
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	7,125	4,582
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	6	6

Shelter director vs youth volunteer salary

Shelter directors and youth volunteers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Shelter Director	Youth Volunteer
Average salary	$44,902	$34,031
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $72,000	Between $27,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between shelter director and youth volunteer education

There are a few differences between a shelter director and a youth volunteer in terms of educational background:

	Shelter Director	Youth Volunteer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Social Work	Psychology
Most common college	University of Washington	Northwestern University

Shelter director vs youth volunteer demographics

Here are the differences between shelter directors' and youth volunteers' demographics:

	Shelter Director	Youth Volunteer
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 28.9% Female, 71.1%	Male, 40.7% Female, 59.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 5.2% White, 62.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 5.1% White, 63.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	14%	14%

Differences between shelter director and youth volunteer duties and responsibilities

Shelter director example responsibilities.

Manage pet adoption programs and supervise animal intake, disposition and euthanasia activities.
Coordinate services for JSU, DHS, schools and community.
Chart audit to ensure that documentation meets DHS and OTDA standards.
Direct the administrative and clinical operations of rehabilitation services for a two-campus 325-bed acute-care hospital and hospital-base home health agency.
Ensure compliance with board policy, UDAG regulations & CDBG regulations for housing programs.
Monitor Medicaid billing procedures, OASAS reporting procedures to prevent improper reimbursement request for clinical services.

Youth volunteer example responsibilities.

Assist in achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation or equivalent compliance.
Attend training courses and maintain CPR certification.
Tutor homeless young children and those from at-risk families with their reading skills and mathematics
Create billboards with lesson information, plan and create PowerPoint presentations for special music and lesson use.
Serve as a mentor to incarcerate juveniles and tutor in mathematics.
Participate and target in leadership programs to develop communication and team building skills.

Shelter director vs youth volunteer skills

Common shelter director skills

Social Work, 24%
Direct Supervision, 9%
Client Intake, 8%
Emergency Shelter, 7%
Social Services, 6%
Crisis Intervention, 6%

Common youth volunteer skills

Youth Development, 16%
Community Outreach, 12%
Community Services, 8%
at-Risk Youth, 7%
Youth Program, 6%
Soccer, 5%