Youth volunteer vs student volunteer

The differences between youth volunteers and student 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 a student volunteer takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a youth volunteer has an average salary of $34,031, which is higher than the $29,145 average annual salary of a student volunteer.

The top three skills for a youth volunteer include youth development, community outreach and community services. The most important skills for a student volunteer are patients, criminal justice, and physical therapy.

Youth volunteer vs student volunteer overview

	Youth Volunteer	Student Volunteer
Yearly salary	$34,031	$29,145
Hourly rate	$16.36	$14.01
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	4,582	12,024
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	45	43
Years of experience	6	12

Youth volunteer vs student volunteer salary

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

	Youth Volunteer	Student Volunteer
Average salary	$34,031	$29,145
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $42,000	Between $23,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between youth volunteer and student volunteer education

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

	Youth Volunteer	Student Volunteer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Youth volunteer vs student volunteer demographics

Here are the differences between youth volunteers' and student volunteers' demographics:

	Youth Volunteer	Student Volunteer
Average age	45	43
Gender ratio	Male, 40.7% Female, 59.3%	Male, 34.5% Female, 65.5%
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, 15.7% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 6.8% White, 50.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	14%	11%

Differences between youth volunteer and student 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.

Student volunteer example responsibilities.

Lead team-building exercises and facilitate group discussions on leadership topics.
Serve needs of ICU nurses, answer phone calls, bring patients need items.
Work with young children enroll in a soccer camp.
Tutor 6th grade students in advance mathematics in an afterschool program.
Create weekly attendance cards and monthly PowerPoint presentations to promote activities and events.
Conduct file audits on patient health records to identify and eliminate HIPPA violations.

Youth volunteer vs student 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 student volunteer skills

Patients, 41%
Criminal Justice, 23%
Physical Therapy, 4%
Patient Care, 4%
Public Health, 3%
Medical History, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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