Summer counselor vs senior counselor

The differences between summer counselors and senior counselors 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 counselor and a senior counselor. Additionally, a senior counselor has an average salary of $127,405, which is higher than the $25,176 average annual salary of a summer counselor.

The top three skills for a summer counselor include child care, kids and leadership. The most important skills for a senior counselor are litigation, legal advice, and legal issues.

Summer counselor vs senior counselor overview

	Summer Counselor	Senior Counselor
Yearly salary	$25,176	$127,405
Hourly rate	$12.10	$61.25
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	30,702	28,008
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Summer counselor vs senior counselor salary

Summer counselors and senior counselors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Summer Counselor	Senior Counselor
Average salary	$25,176	$127,405
Salary range	Between $16,000 And $37,000	Between $81,000 And $200,000
Highest paying City	-	Olympia, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Crowell & Moring
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between summer counselor and senior counselor education

There are a few differences between a summer counselor and a senior counselor in terms of educational background:

	Summer Counselor	Senior Counselor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Psychology	Law
Most common college	Northwestern University	Duke University

Summer counselor vs senior counselor demographics

Here are the differences between summer counselors' and senior counselors' demographics:

	Summer Counselor	Senior Counselor
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 43.3% Female, 56.7%	Male, 49.9% Female, 50.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.7% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 4.9% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 13.5% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 5.0% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between summer counselor and senior counselor duties and responsibilities

Summer counselor example responsibilities.

Educate campers to manage their diabetes independently bypracticing in team excercises.
Help teachers with daily activities and make sure everything run smoothly as each day proceed.
Coordinate with other counselors to maintain camp cleanliness, and make sure that the campers have a safe and enjoyable experience.
Maintain general cleanliness of facilities and campground.
Motivate participants in succeeding at academics, leadership abilities, team building, and relationships
Maintain and ensure cleanliness of areas to uphold USPH and Disney standards.

Senior counselor example responsibilities.

Manage team of IP professionals in patent, trademark and copyright protection matters.
Provide supervision and manage delinquent youthful offenders, in a secure residential correctional treatment facility.
Manage outside counsel in connection with merger/acquisition/business development activity, litigation matters, and the resolution of third party disputes.
Lead educational initiatives to patients such as education in safety, assertive communication, appropriate boundaries, personal hygiene and nutrition.
Manage the dispute resolution/litigation process; responding to and resolving threaten litigation; responding to subpoenas and regulatory inquiries and investigations.
Assist with ADL's, teaching/mentoring, advocating and community integration.

Summer counselor vs senior counselor skills

Common summer counselor skills

Child Care, 30%
Kids, 28%
Leadership, 11%
Youth Ages, 10%
CPR, 4%
Role Model, 4%

Common senior counselor skills

Litigation, 10%
Legal Advice, 10%
Legal Issues, 7%
Patients, 6%
Legal Support, 5%
Intellectual Property, 5%