Student volunteer vs liaison

The differences between student 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 student volunteer and a liaison. Additionally, a liaison has an average salary of $53,737, which is higher than the $29,145 average annual salary of a student volunteer.

The top three skills for a student volunteer include patients, criminal justice and physical therapy. The most important skills for a liaison are patients, customer service, and home health.

Student volunteer vs liaison overview

	Student Volunteer	Liaison
Yearly salary	$29,145	$53,737
Hourly rate	$14.01	$25.84
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	12,024	34,074
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

What does a student volunteer do?

A student volunteer is an individual who participates in the university's volunteer program to gain work experience and develop new skills. Student volunteers make significant contributions to organizations and local communities by using their skills and giving their time. They follow directions and guidelines that are set by the organization and complete all the necessary training. To optimize their work experience, student volunteers must properly select an organization that appeals to their interests.

What does a liaison do?

A liaison is a middle person responsible for collaborating different institutes, managing professional relationships to create benefiting results that would help a business' meet its goals and objectives. Duties of a liaison include facilitating communications, establishing partnership contract plans and procedures, managing conflicts, providing immediate resolution for concerns, and evaluating collaboration parameters. A liaison must be highly knowledgeable about the subject matters of the represented organization, handling inquiries, and coming up with strategic solutions to make the project successful.

Student volunteer vs liaison salary

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

	Student Volunteer	Liaison
Average salary	$29,145	$53,737
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $36,000	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 student volunteer and liaison education

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

	Student Volunteer	Liaison
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	Northwestern University

Student volunteer vs liaison demographics

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

	Student Volunteer	Liaison
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 34.5% Female, 65.5%	Male, 41.9% Female, 58.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 15.7% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 6.8% White, 50.7% 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 student volunteer and liaison duties and responsibilities

Student volunteer example responsibilities.

Lead team-building exercises and facilitate group discussions on leadership topics.
Serve needs of ICU nurses, answer phone calls, bring patients need items.
Work with young children enroll in a soccer camp.
Tutor 6th grade students in advance mathematics in an afterschool program.
Create weekly attendance cards and monthly PowerPoint presentations to promote activities and events.
Conduct file audits on patient health records to identify and eliminate HIPPA violations.

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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.

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Student volunteer vs liaison skills

Common student volunteer skills

Patients, 41%
Criminal Justice, 23%
Physical Therapy, 4%
Patient Care, 4%
Public Health, 3%
Medical History, 3%

Common liaison skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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