Staff volunteer vs liaison

The differences between staff volunteers and liaisons can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a staff volunteer and a liaison. Additionally, a liaison has an average salary of $53,737, which is higher than the $32,028 average annual salary of a staff volunteer.

The top three skills for a staff volunteer include community outreach, crisis intervention and child care. The most important skills for a liaison are patients, customer service, and home health.

Staff volunteer vs liaison overview

	Staff Volunteer	Liaison
Yearly salary	$32,028	$53,737
Hourly rate	$15.40	$25.84
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	70,160	34,074
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Staff volunteer vs liaison salary

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

	Staff Volunteer	Liaison
Average salary	$32,028	$53,737
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $40,000	Between $30,000 And $95,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between staff volunteer and liaison education

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

	Staff Volunteer	Liaison
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY at Binghamton	Northwestern University

Staff volunteer vs liaison demographics

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

	Staff Volunteer	Liaison
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 41.0% Female, 59.0%	Male, 41.9% Female, 58.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.4% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.8% White, 53.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 6.9% White, 55.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between staff volunteer and liaison duties and responsibilities

Staff volunteer example responsibilities.

Manage volunteer information, communication, on-boarding, and statistics in Salesforce database.
Coordinated/Conduct statewide community education forums/workshops on various Medicare topics.
Coordinated/Conduct statewide community education forums/workshops on various Medicare topics.

Liaison example responsibilities.

Manage and increase social activity of the WVUncovered twitter account.
Manage and create original content for all social media platforms (twitter, instagram, tumblr).
Manage social media outlets for the organization; such as Facebook, update weekly status and weekly inspirational videos.
Educate physician group practices to reduce hospitalizations, increase positive patient outcomes & achieve meaningful use of EMR systems.
Perform assessments on ICU patients and market to many members of the health care team.
Work predominantly ICU cases, acquiring considerable experience with high-level complex patients.

Staff volunteer vs liaison skills

Common staff volunteer skills

Community Outreach, 14%
Crisis Intervention, 11%
Child Care, 9%
Non-Profit Organization, 9%
Front Desk, 9%
RAN, 8%

Common liaison skills

Patients, 24%
Customer Service, 14%
Home Health, 10%
Rehabilitation, 5%
Social Work, 5%
Patient Care, 5%