Youth volunteer vs volunteer program coordinator

The differences between youth volunteers and volunteer program coordinators 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 volunteer program coordinator takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a volunteer program coordinator has an average salary of $41,210, which is higher than the $34,031 average annual salary of a youth volunteer.

The top three skills for a youth volunteer include youth development, community outreach and community services. The most important skills for a volunteer program coordinator are public speaking, community outreach, and child care.

Youth volunteer vs volunteer program coordinator overview

	Youth Volunteer	Volunteer Program Coordinator
Yearly salary	$34,031	$41,210
Hourly rate	$16.36	$19.81
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	4,582	93,369
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 volunteer program coordinator salary

Youth volunteers and volunteer program coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Youth Volunteer	Volunteer Program Coordinator
Average salary	$34,031	$41,210
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $42,000	Between $30,000 And $56,000
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Differences between youth volunteer and volunteer program coordinator education

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

	Youth Volunteer	Volunteer Program Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	Northwestern University	SUNY at Binghamton

Youth volunteer vs volunteer program coordinator demographics

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

	Youth Volunteer	Volunteer Program Coordinator
Average age	45	43
Gender ratio	Male, 40.7% Female, 59.3%	Male, 28.3% Female, 71.7%
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, 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	14%	11%

Differences between youth volunteer and volunteer program coordinator 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.

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.

Youth volunteer vs volunteer program coordinator skills

Common youth volunteer skills

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

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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