Youth volunteer vs activities/volunteer

The differences between youth volunteers and activities/volunteers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a youth volunteer, becoming an activities/volunteer takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a youth volunteer has an average salary of $34,031, which is higher than the $32,875 average annual salary of an activities/volunteer.

The top three skills for a youth volunteer include youth development, community outreach and community services. The most important skills for an activities/volunteer are community resources, senior care, and financial statements.

Youth volunteer vs activities/volunteer overview

	Youth Volunteer	Activities/Volunteer
Yearly salary	$34,031	$32,875
Hourly rate	$16.36	$15.81
Growth rate	12%	10%
Number of jobs	4,582	4,126
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	45	42
Years of experience	6	4

Youth volunteer vs activities/volunteer salary

Youth volunteers and activities/volunteers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Youth Volunteer	Activities/Volunteer
Average salary	$34,031	$32,875
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $42,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between youth volunteer and activities/volunteer education

There are a few differences between a youth volunteer and an activities/volunteer in terms of educational background:

	Youth Volunteer	Activities/Volunteer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Duke University

Youth volunteer vs activities/volunteer demographics

Here are the differences between youth volunteers' and activities/volunteers' demographics:

	Youth Volunteer	Activities/Volunteer
Average age	45	42
Gender ratio	Male, 40.7% Female, 59.3%	Male, 38.0% Female, 62.0%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	14%	8%

Differences between youth volunteer and activities/volunteer duties and responsibilities

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.

Activities/volunteer example responsibilities.

Address and resolve customer's complaints grievances regarding medical billing and treatments, consisting of Medicare and manage care claims.
Develop, coordinate, manage a diverse and balance activity program for general residence and specialize Alzheimer unit.
Create the first alumni database used to engage past alumni with the current fraternity members.
Provide overall leadership and management of the Alzheimer's neighborhood within an assisted-living community for senior citizens.
Train on proper administration of CPR.
Submit resident activity records to MDS.

Youth volunteer vs activities/volunteer skills

Common youth volunteer skills

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

Common activities/volunteer skills

Community Resources, 20%
Senior Care, 18%
Financial Statements, 14%
Memory Care, 13%
Local Schools, 12%
Budget Targets, 11%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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