Volunteer, mentor vs volunteer coordinator

The differences between volunteers, mentor and volunteer coordinators 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 volunteer coordinator. Additionally, a volunteer coordinator has an average salary of $39,894, 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 volunteer coordinator are patients, home health, and community outreach.

Volunteer, mentor vs volunteer coordinator overview

	Volunteer, Mentor	Volunteer Coordinator
Yearly salary	$32,613	$39,894
Hourly rate	$15.68	$19.18
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	2,634	42,569
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Volunteer, mentor vs volunteer coordinator salary

Volunteers, mentor and volunteer coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Volunteer, Mentor	Volunteer Coordinator
Average salary	$32,613	$39,894
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $41,000	Between $27,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Community Home Care and Hospice
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between volunteer, mentor and volunteer coordinator education

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

	Volunteer, Mentor	Volunteer Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	SUNY at Binghamton	Northwestern University

Volunteer, mentor vs volunteer coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between volunteers, mentor' and volunteer coordinators' demographics:

	Volunteer, Mentor	Volunteer Coordinator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 34.9% Female, 65.1%	Male, 24.9% Female, 75.1%
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, 11.6% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 7.0% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between volunteer, mentor and volunteer coordinator 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.

Volunteer coordinator example responsibilities.

Facilitate development of veterans individual rehabilitation plans, which provide purpose, organization and empowerment to achieve life goals.
Explain mathematics concepts in easy to understand language.
Work with alumni and special guests when they visit during games.
Assist students in completing various course works such as reading, writing and mathematics.
Communicate information through meetings, emails, text messaging, mail, phone calls, Facebook and blog.
Recruit, organize, coach, and develop worship ministry staff and volunteers (musicians, audio technicians, others).

Volunteer, mentor vs volunteer coordinator 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 volunteer coordinator skills

Patients, 16%
Home Health, 11%
Community Outreach, 10%
Public Speaking, 7%
Team Work, 6%
Patient Care, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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