Student representative vs student advocate

The differences between student representatives and student advocates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a student representative has an average salary of $40,373, which is higher than the $29,572 average annual salary of a student advocate.

The top three skills for a student representative include financial aid, student body and legal research. The most important skills for a student advocate are mental health, educational programs, and crisis intervention.

Student representative vs student advocate overview

	Student Representative	Student Advocate
Yearly salary	$40,373	$29,572
Hourly rate	$19.41	$14.22
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	10,038	31,515
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Student representative vs student advocate salary

Student representatives and student advocates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Student Representative	Student Advocate
Average salary	$40,373	$29,572
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $56,000	Between $22,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between student representative and student advocate education

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

	Student Representative	Student Advocate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Psychology
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Student representative vs student advocate demographics

Here are the differences between student representatives' and student advocates' demographics:

	Student Representative	Student Advocate
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 40.9% Female, 59.1%	Male, 36.1% Female, 63.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 3.7% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 3.7% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between student representative and student advocate duties and responsibilities

Student representative example responsibilities.

Manage UAFS's F-1/J-1 student visa SEVIS compliance as DSO/ARO, ensuring all documentation is in order prior to students arriving.
Conduct interviews and research on other liberal arts colleges' due processes.
Create a PowerPoint presentation to present the steps require for implementation of the project.
Communicate personally with alumni and friends of the university to update them on various colleges.
Assist Lindenwood athletes and struggling students to improve studying habits, writing skills, and overall GPA
Coordinate bi-weekly study sessions, service opportunities and enrichment activities for participating students.

Student advocate example responsibilities.

Help manage alumni social media pages (Facebook, LinkedIn).
Manage bi-weekly progress reports and case notes to document student progress in ETO.
Manage UAFS's F-1/J-1 student visa SEVIS compliance as DSO/ARO, ensuring all documentation is in order prior to students arriving.
Monitor daily progress notes for students using ETO software.
Participate and attend IEP , 504 and parent meetings in support of student needs.
Assist in creating a positive veteran atmosphere are student veterans feel comfortable studying and helping on another.

Student representative vs student advocate skills

Common student representative skills

Financial Aid, 17%
Student Body, 14%
Legal Research, 13%
Westlaw, 8%
Student Issues, 5%
Student Organizations, 4%

Common student advocate skills

Mental Health, 9%
Educational Programs, 7%
Crisis Intervention, 6%
Community Organizations, 6%
Administrative Hearings, 5%
Community Resources, 4%

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