Staff volunteer vs program assistant

The differences between staff volunteers 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 staff volunteer and a program assistant. Additionally, a program assistant has an average salary of $35,193, 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 program assistant are patients, customer service, and data entry.

Staff volunteer vs program assistant overview

	Staff Volunteer	Program Assistant
Yearly salary	$32,028	$35,193
Hourly rate	$15.40	$16.92
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	70,160	96,901
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Staff volunteer vs program assistant salary

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

	Staff Volunteer	Program Assistant
Average salary	$32,028	$35,193
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $40,000	Between $27,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	The Aspen Institute
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between staff volunteer and program assistant education

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

	Staff Volunteer	Program Assistant
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 program assistant demographics

Here are the differences between staff volunteers' and program assistants' demographics:

	Staff Volunteer	Program Assistant
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 41.0% Female, 59.0%	Male, 24.8% Female, 75.2%
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, 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 staff volunteer and program assistant 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.

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.

Staff volunteer vs program assistant skills

Common staff volunteer skills

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

Common program assistant skills

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