Volunteer leader vs student volunteer

The differences between volunteer leaders and student volunteers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a volunteer leader, becoming a student volunteer takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a volunteer leader has an average salary of $29,309, which is higher than the $29,145 average annual salary of a student volunteer.

The top three skills for a volunteer leader include leadership, community outreach and ministry. The most important skills for a student volunteer are patients, criminal justice, and physical therapy.

Volunteer leader vs student volunteer overview

	Volunteer Leader	Student Volunteer
Yearly salary	$29,309	$29,145
Hourly rate	$14.09	$14.01
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	32,066	12,024
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	45	43
Years of experience	6	12

Volunteer leader vs student volunteer salary

Volunteer leaders and student volunteers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Volunteer Leader	Student Volunteer
Average salary	$29,309	$29,145
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $37,000	Between $23,000 And $36,000
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Differences between volunteer leader and student volunteer education

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

	Volunteer Leader	Student Volunteer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Business	Psychology
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Volunteer leader vs student volunteer demographics

Here are the differences between volunteer leaders' and student volunteers' demographics:

	Volunteer Leader	Student Volunteer
Average age	45	43
Gender ratio	Male, 37.1% Female, 62.9%	Male, 34.5% Female, 65.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 5.2% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 15.7% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 6.8% White, 50.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	14%	11%

Differences between volunteer leader and student volunteer duties and responsibilities

Volunteer leader example responsibilities.

Organize and lead week-long community service trips and participate in leadership training.
Coordinate PowerPoint presentations, handout materials and gift bags for association member meetings.
Recognize by leadership for substantially improving welcoming processes which result in an increase in return participants and new participants.
Serve in consecutive positions of increase responsibility requiring strong interpersonal skills, extensive administrative, maintenance, and logistics backgrounds.
Facilitate activities including reading, basketball, and kickball

Student volunteer example responsibilities.

Lead team-building exercises and facilitate group discussions on leadership topics.
Serve needs of ICU nurses, answer phone calls, bring patients need items.
Work with young children enroll in a soccer camp.
Tutor 6th grade students in advance mathematics in an afterschool program.
Create weekly attendance cards and monthly PowerPoint presentations to promote activities and events.
Conduct file audits on patient health records to identify and eliminate HIPPA violations.

Volunteer leader vs student volunteer skills

Common volunteer leader skills

Leadership, 34%
Community Outreach, 17%
Ministry, 7%
Role Model, 6%
Mathematics, 5%
Bible Studies, 5%

Common student volunteer skills

Patients, 41%
Criminal Justice, 23%
Physical Therapy, 4%
Patient Care, 4%
Public Health, 3%
Medical History, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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