Visitor vs advocate

The differences between visitors and advocates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a visitor and an advocate. Additionally, a visitor has an average salary of $66,406, which is higher than the $39,497 average annual salary of an advocate.

The top three skills for a visitor include patients, safety procedures and customer complaints. The most important skills for an advocate are CPR, customer service, and developmental disabilities.

Visitor vs advocate overview

	Visitor	Advocate
Yearly salary	$66,406	$39,497
Hourly rate	$31.93	$18.99
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	5,654	74,970
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Visitor vs advocate salary

Visitors and advocates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Visitor	Advocate
Average salary	$66,406	$39,497
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $109,000	Between $26,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between visitor and advocate education

There are a few differences between a visitor and an advocate in terms of educational background:

	Visitor	Advocate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Business	Psychology
Most common college	California State University - Dominguez Hills	SUNY at Binghamton

Visitor vs advocate demographics

Here are the differences between visitors' and advocates' demographics:

	Visitor	Advocate
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 42.1% Female, 57.9%	Male, 25.7% Female, 74.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.3% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 6.9% White, 53.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 21.7% Asian, 6.2% White, 54.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.1%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between visitor and advocate duties and responsibilities

Visitor example responsibilities.

Manage day-to-day operations including contract management, accounts payable, receivables, payroll and general administrative assistance.
Inspect boats, decontaminate if necessary, general labor.
Upload all into PDF file in which engineers and designer can make a decision on the project.
Upload all into a PDF folder so that engineers and designers can make a decision on the project.
Manage day-to-day operations including contract management, accounts payable, receivables, payroll and general administrative assistance.
Process payments at IMAX cash register, ushering movies, operating 3-D simulator ride, and manning main phone line.

Advocate example responsibilities.

Develop and maintain communication and contact with community services organizations and other agencies concern with veterans and public service programs.
Perform CPR and a as needed.
Administer first aid and CPR in emergency situations.
Record daily efforts make into an ETO software system.
Perform basic counseling, basic interviewing, conflict mediation, and advocacy for batter women.
Identify and provide emergency crisis service as needed, often through mediation or phone calls.

Visitor vs advocate skills

Common visitor skills

Patients, 48%
Safety Procedures, 21%
Customer Complaints, 11%
Front Desk, 5%
Guardianship, 4%
Emergency Situations, 2%

Common advocate skills

CPR, 12%
Customer Service, 11%
Developmental Disabilities, 11%
Cleanliness, 10%
Patients, 8%
Crisis Intervention, 6%