Summer assistant vs orientation leader

The differences between summer assistants and orientation leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a summer assistant and an orientation leader. Additionally, an orientation leader has an average salary of $33,848, which is higher than the $32,878 average annual salary of a summer assistant.

The top three skills for a summer assistant include excellent organizational, educational programs and customer service. The most important skills for an orientation leader are role model, group discussions, and orientation program.

Summer assistant vs orientation leader overview

	Summer Assistant	Orientation Leader
Yearly salary	$32,878	$33,848
Hourly rate	$15.81	$16.27
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	12,693	32,073
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 75%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Summer assistant vs orientation leader salary

Summer assistants and orientation leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Summer Assistant	Orientation Leader
Average salary	$32,878	$33,848
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $40,000	Between $10,000 And $105,000
Highest paying City	Daly City, CA	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	DLA Piper	-
Best paying industry	Energy	-

Differences between summer assistant and orientation leader education

There are a few differences between a summer assistant and an orientation leader in terms of educational background:

	Summer Assistant	Orientation Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 75%
Most common major	Business	Psychology
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Summer assistant vs orientation leader demographics

Here are the differences between summer assistants' and orientation leaders' demographics:

	Summer Assistant	Orientation Leader
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 43.8% Female, 56.2%	Male, 39.3% Female, 60.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 5.1% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 61.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between summer assistant and orientation leader duties and responsibilities

Summer assistant example responsibilities.

Manage company's twitter account and communicate with multiple physical therapy providers around the country
Mentore kids one-on-one on emotional and spiritual development and conflict resolution.
Instruct youth and fellow co-workers on CPR and the benefits.
Provide assistants with mowing, gardening, and janitor obligations over the parks of Monticello.
Assist with cutting out, watering, mowing, and doing maintenance on all baseball fields in the city.
Create a PowerPoint presentation for closing ceremony.

Orientation leader example responsibilities.

Coordinate and manage passenger movement of DOD civilians, contractors, and military personnel within the Southwest-Asia area of operation.
Assist with orientation PowerPoint revamp including necessary sexual assault information, career assessments, and registration process.
Deliver various PowerPoint presentations in front of large groups.
Interface with consultants, field personnel, and plant personnel to troubleshoot and resolve production and application problems.
Perform final review of batch documentation to guarantee GMP compliance before release to manufacturing and assist in validation of new products.
Develop plant wide standardize documentation to comply with ISO requirements.

Summer assistant vs orientation leader skills

Common summer assistant skills

Excellent Organizational, 22%
Educational Programs, 18%
Customer Service, 11%
CPR, 7%
Front Desk, 6%
County 4-H, 6%

Common orientation leader skills

Role Model, 12%
Group Discussions, 12%
Orientation Program, 9%
Public Speaking, 7%
Leadership, 6%
Student Life, 5%