Volunteer patient representative vs representative

The differences between volunteer patient representatives and representatives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a volunteer patient representative, becoming a representative takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a volunteer patient representative has an average salary of $42,036, which is higher than the $36,023 average annual salary of a representative.

The top three skills for a volunteer patient representative include patients, training sessions and emotional support. The most important skills for a representative are cleanliness, patients, and customer issues.

Volunteer patient representative vs representative overview

	Volunteer Patient Representative	Representative
Yearly salary	$42,036	$36,023
Hourly rate	$20.21	$17.32
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	64,027	252,761
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	12

Volunteer patient representative vs representative salary

Volunteer patient representatives and representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Volunteer Patient Representative	Representative
Average salary	$42,036	$36,023
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $51,000	Between $23,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between volunteer patient representative and representative education

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

	Volunteer Patient Representative	Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Volunteer patient representative vs representative demographics

Here are the differences between volunteer patient representatives' and representatives' demographics:

	Volunteer Patient Representative	Representative
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 60.3% Female, 39.7%	Male, 41.8% Female, 58.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.8% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 7.5% White, 54.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between volunteer patient representative and representative duties and responsibilities

Volunteer patient representative example responsibilities.

Select by leading service coordinator to manage leadership training, and performance evaluations.
Create PowerPoint presentations and forms to support the committee s goals.
Present excellent music ministry and assist with setting up sound equipment.
Provide an effective urban ministry experience that transforms lives, influences churches and communities.
Preach the good word of god through tough climate, conditions and tough enviroment.
Collaborate with other missionaries and church leaders to establish goals and objectives for gospel education and church attendance.

Representative example responsibilities.

Manage fitting rooms and recover the department, while providing exceptional customer service and offering rewards and POS options.
Manage physical portfolio with necessary derivatives to mitigate risk within company guidelines.
Conduct telephone sales and interviews, compile and enter information into database, manage documents and insure customer satisfaction.
Review EOB denials, appeals and/or rebilling as appropriate.
Certify of all requirements, policies, and procedures, including MSB.
Take inbound phone calls from member and providers explaining the EOB denial and payments

Volunteer patient representative vs representative skills

Common volunteer patient representative skills

Patients, 49%
Training Sessions, 15%
Emotional Support, 14%
Spanish Language, 5%
Presentation, 3%
Patient Care, 3%

Common representative skills

Cleanliness, 20%
Patients, 11%
Customer Issues, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Data Entry, 6%
Outbound Calls, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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