Welfare officer vs youth volunteer

The differences between welfare officers and youth volunteers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a welfare officer and a youth volunteer. Additionally, a welfare officer has an average salary of $38,138, which is higher than the $34,031 average annual salary of a youth volunteer.

The top three skills for a welfare officer include financial assistance, child abuse and morale. The most important skills for a youth volunteer are youth development, community outreach, and community services.

Welfare officer vs youth volunteer overview

	Welfare Officer	Youth Volunteer
Yearly salary	$38,138	$34,031
Hourly rate	$18.34	$16.36
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	56,106	4,582
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	6	6

Welfare officer vs youth volunteer salary

Welfare officers and youth volunteers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Welfare Officer	Youth Volunteer
Average salary	$38,138	$34,031
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $52,000	Between $27,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between welfare officer and youth volunteer education

There are a few differences between a welfare officer and a youth volunteer in terms of educational background:

	Welfare Officer	Youth Volunteer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Social Work	Psychology
Most common college	University of Washington	Northwestern University

Welfare officer vs youth volunteer demographics

Here are the differences between welfare officers' and youth volunteers' demographics:

	Welfare Officer	Youth Volunteer
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 46.7% Female, 53.3%	Male, 40.7% Female, 59.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.8% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Asian, 5.1% White, 62.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 5.1% White, 63.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	14%	14%

Differences between welfare officer and youth volunteer duties and responsibilities

Welfare officer example responsibilities.

Manage, evaluate and implement human resource services through market analysis and RFP process.
Manage finances and operations of military installation MWR department.
Implement MWR programs throughout the bases working closely with the international USO.
Improve overall team morale by organizing and funding shipboard activities while on deployments.
Manage finances and operations of military installation MWR department.
Participate on COA reaccreditation team that result in reaccreditation

Youth volunteer example responsibilities.

Assist in achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation or equivalent compliance.
Attend training courses and maintain CPR certification.
Tutor homeless young children and those from at-risk families with their reading skills and mathematics
Create billboards with lesson information, plan and create PowerPoint presentations for special music and lesson use.
Serve as a mentor to incarcerate juveniles and tutor in mathematics.
Participate and target in leadership programs to develop communication and team building skills.

Welfare officer vs youth volunteer skills

Common welfare officer skills

Financial Assistance, 29%
Child Abuse, 24%
Morale, 8%
Animal Welfare, 8%
Animal Bites, 7%
Disciplinary Procedures, 6%

Common youth volunteer skills

Youth Development, 16%
Community Outreach, 12%
Community Services, 8%
at-Risk Youth, 7%
Youth Program, 6%
Soccer, 5%