Volunteer leader vs volunteer

The differences between volunteer leaders and 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 volunteer takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a volunteer has an average salary of $31,227, which is higher than the $29,309 average annual salary of a volunteer leader.

The top three skills for a volunteer leader include leadership, community outreach and ministry. The most important skills for a volunteer are child care, patient charts, and patient care.

Volunteer leader vs volunteer overview

	Volunteer Leader	Volunteer
Yearly salary	$29,309	$31,227
Hourly rate	$14.09	$15.01
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	32,066	9,583
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	45	43
Years of experience	6	12

Volunteer leader vs volunteer salary

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

	Volunteer Leader	Volunteer
Average salary	$29,309	$31,227
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $37,000	Between $23,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between volunteer leader and volunteer education

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

	Volunteer Leader	Volunteer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	California State University - Fullerton

Volunteer leader vs volunteer demographics

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

	Volunteer Leader	Volunteer
Average age	45	43
Gender ratio	Male, 37.1% Female, 62.9%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
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, 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	14%	11%

Differences between volunteer leader and 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

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.

Volunteer leader vs volunteer skills

Common volunteer leader skills

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

Common volunteer skills

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