Volunteer, mentor vs volunteer program coordinator

The differences between volunteers, mentor and volunteer program 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 program coordinator. Additionally, a volunteer program coordinator has an average salary of $41,210, 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 program coordinator are public speaking, community outreach, and child care.

Volunteer, mentor vs volunteer program coordinator overview

	Volunteer, Mentor	Volunteer Program Coordinator
Yearly salary	$32,613	$41,210
Hourly rate	$15.68	$19.81
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	2,634	93,369
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Volunteer, mentor vs volunteer program coordinator salary

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

	Volunteer, Mentor	Volunteer Program Coordinator
Average salary	$32,613	$41,210
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $41,000	Between $30,000 And $56,000
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Differences between volunteer, mentor and volunteer program coordinator education

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

	Volunteer, Mentor	Volunteer Program Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	SUNY at Binghamton	SUNY at Binghamton

Volunteer, mentor vs volunteer program coordinator demographics

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

	Volunteer, Mentor	Volunteer Program Coordinator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 34.9% Female, 65.1%	Male, 28.3% Female, 71.7%
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, 19.6% Asian, 6.7% White, 52.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between volunteer, mentor and volunteer program 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 program coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage volunteer information, communication, on-boarding, and statistics in Salesforce database.
Coordinated/Conduct statewide community education forums/workshops on various Medicare topics.
Increase clinic efficiency with consistent volunteer scheduling using Volgistics database.
Maintain volunteer files through use of volunteer database management system call Volgistics.
Coordinated/Conduct statewide community education forums/workshops on various Medicare topics.

Volunteer, mentor vs volunteer program 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 program coordinator skills

Public Speaking, 10%
Community Outreach, 9%
Child Care, 7%
Community Services, 7%
Mathematics, 5%
Volunteer Recruitment, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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