Volunteer, mentor vs program assistant

The differences between volunteers, mentor and program assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a volunteer, mentor and a program assistant. Additionally, a program assistant has an average salary of $35,193, which is higher than the $32,613 average annual salary of a volunteer, mentor.

The top three skills for a volunteer, mentor include role model, at-risk children and mathematics. The most important skills for a program assistant are patients, customer service, and data entry.

Volunteer, mentor vs program assistant overview

	Volunteer, Mentor	Program Assistant
Yearly salary	$32,613	$35,193
Hourly rate	$15.68	$16.92
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	2,634	96,901
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Volunteer, mentor vs program assistant salary

Volunteers, mentor and program assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Volunteer, Mentor	Program Assistant
Average salary	$32,613	$35,193
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $41,000	Between $27,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	The Aspen Institute
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between volunteer, mentor and program assistant education

There are a few differences between a volunteer, mentor and a program assistant in terms of educational background:

	Volunteer, Mentor	Program Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	SUNY at Binghamton	Northwestern University

Volunteer, mentor vs program assistant demographics

Here are the differences between volunteers, mentor' and program assistants' demographics:

	Volunteer, Mentor	Program Assistant
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 34.9% Female, 65.1%	Male, 24.8% Female, 75.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.7% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 6.8% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%	Black or African American, 13.8% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 6.7% White, 53.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between volunteer, mentor and program assistant duties and responsibilities

Volunteer, mentor example responsibilities.

Train staff members on managing contacts, scheduling programs, and running analytic reports with the Salesforce program.
Work one-on-one with elementary school students with reading, writing, and mathematics.
Participate in leadership training, athletic activities, summer enrichment, and weekend programs direct toward positively influencing children.
Develop time management and leadership skills through teamwork -promote a learning environment that feature mutual respect, trust and encouragement
Facilitate PowerPoint presentations regarding operation contingencies.
Facilitate PowerPoint presentations regarding operation contingencies.

Program assistant example responsibilities.

Lead classes in anatomy/physiology, medical terminology, transcription.
Manage oversight of budget/finance, personnel and continuous program improvement.
Assist in achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation where applicable.
Instruct students in C++ and Java programming, robot design and construction.
Introduce students to various computer pro- gramming languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
Present information about RSVP to community organizations.

Volunteer, mentor vs program assistant skills

Common volunteer, mentor skills

Role Model, 23%
at-Risk Children, 14%
Mathematics, 13%
at-Risk Youth, 8%
Self Esteem, 6%
Emotional Support, 4%

Common program assistant skills

Patients, 12%
Customer Service, 9%
Data Entry, 8%
HR, 6%
Excellent Interpersonal, 6%
Data Collection, 4%