Union representative vs representative

The differences between union representatives and representatives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a union representative, becoming a representative takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a union representative has an average salary of $55,811, which is higher than the $36,023 average annual salary of a representative.

The top three skills for a union representative include arbitration, collective bargaining agreements and contract negotiations. The most important skills for a representative are cleanliness, patients, and customer issues.

Union representative vs representative overview

	Union Representative	Representative
Yearly salary	$55,811	$36,023
Hourly rate	$26.83	$17.32
Growth rate	-3%	-4%
Number of jobs	674	252,761
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	41	40
Years of experience	4	12

Union representative vs representative salary

Union representatives and representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Union Representative	Representative
Average salary	$55,811	$36,023
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $82,000	Between $23,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between union representative and representative education

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

	Union Representative	Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	-

Union representative vs representative demographics

Here are the differences between union representatives' and representatives' demographics:

	Union Representative	Representative
Average age	41	40
Gender ratio	Male, 51.9% Female, 48.1%	Male, 41.8% Female, 58.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% Asian, 7.8% White, 57.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 7.5% White, 54.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	7%

Differences between union representative and representative duties and responsibilities

Union representative example responsibilities.

Manage extensive grievance and arbitration procedures.
Process these transactions through the computerized system - PeopleSoft.
Serve as an ERT team-member and certify in DI water.
Perform regenerations on DI systems and perform operations on 1200 ton chillers.
Configure and administer NFS, NIS+, NIS, DNS and automounter.
Counsele and train all specialists in strict adherence to all EEO laws, rules and regulations.

Representative example responsibilities.

Manage fitting rooms and recover the department, while providing exceptional customer service and offering rewards and POS options.
Manage physical portfolio with necessary derivatives to mitigate risk within company guidelines.
Conduct telephone sales and interviews, compile and enter information into database, manage documents and insure customer satisfaction.
Review EOB denials, appeals and/or rebilling as appropriate.
Certify of all requirements, policies, and procedures, including MSB.
Take inbound phone calls from member and providers explaining the EOB denial and payments

Union representative vs representative skills

Common union representative skills

Arbitration, 18%
Collective Bargaining Agreements, 16%
Contract Negotiations, 15%
Labor Relations, 11%
Contract Language, 10%
Collective Bargaining, 7%

Common representative skills

Cleanliness, 20%
Patients, 11%
Customer Issues, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Data Entry, 6%
Outbound Calls, 3%