Visitor vs volunteer

The differences between visitors and volunteers 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 a volunteer. Additionally, a visitor has an average salary of $66,406, which is higher than the $31,227 average annual salary of a volunteer.

The top three skills for a visitor include patients, safety procedures and customer complaints. The most important skills for a volunteer are child care, patient charts, and patient care.

Visitor vs volunteer overview

	Visitor	Volunteer
Yearly salary	$66,406	$31,227
Hourly rate	$31.93	$15.01
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	5,654	9,583
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Visitor vs volunteer salary

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

	Visitor	Volunteer
Average salary	$66,406	$31,227
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $109,000	Between $23,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between visitor and volunteer education

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

	Visitor	Volunteer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Dominguez Hills	California State University - Fullerton

Visitor vs volunteer demographics

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

	Visitor	Volunteer
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 42.1% Female, 57.9%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
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, 13.2% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% Asian, 7.3% White, 52.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between visitor and volunteer 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.

Volunteer example responsibilities.

Develop and manage web presence, including Facebook account and other social media business accounts!
Train staff members on managing contacts, scheduling programs, and running analytic reports with the Salesforce program.
Lead team-building exercises and facilitate group discussions on leadership topics.
Assist in achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation where applicable.
Supervise and maintain safe play for children's soccer games.
Teach GED to refugees and survivors of torture seeking to enroll in college.

Visitor vs volunteer skills

Common visitor skills

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

Common volunteer skills

Child Care, 12%
Patient Charts, 10%
Patient Care, 10%
Front Desk, 9%
Community Outreach, 9%
Mathematics, 9%