Youth volunteer vs youth leader

The differences between youth volunteers and youth leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a youth volunteer and a youth leader. Additionally, a youth volunteer has an average salary of $34,031, which is higher than the $29,481 average annual salary of a youth leader.

The top three skills for a youth volunteer include youth development, community outreach and community services. The most important skills for a youth leader are CPR, fine arts, and academic enrichment.

Youth volunteer vs youth leader overview

	Youth Volunteer	Youth Leader
Yearly salary	$34,031	$29,481
Hourly rate	$16.36	$14.17
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	4,582	31,851
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	6	6

Youth volunteer vs youth leader salary

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

	Youth Volunteer	Youth Leader
Average salary	$34,031	$29,481
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $42,000	Between $23,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Pennsylvania
Best paying company	-	First Book
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between youth volunteer and youth leader education

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

	Youth Volunteer	Youth Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Youth volunteer vs youth leader demographics

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

	Youth Volunteer	Youth Leader
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 40.7% Female, 59.3%	Male, 45.3% Female, 54.7%
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, 10.6% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 5.2% White, 63.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	14%	14%

Differences between youth volunteer and youth leader 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.

Youth leader example responsibilities.

Lead a range of activities from science, mathematics, art, physical education, technology and language arts.
Assist in achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation or equivalent compliance.
Focuse on community outreach and discovering their passion as well as teaching effective communication skills and leadership development.
Develop and teach lessons plans, multimedia and meeting notes using PowerPoint.
Bring together skits and PowerPoint presentations to better display the teachings of the mission
Supervise and assist FRG volunteers at activity find raisers and family day events.

Youth volunteer vs youth leader skills

Common youth volunteer skills

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

Common youth leader skills

CPR, 22%
Fine Arts, 10%
Academic Enrichment, 10%
Homework Assistance, 10%
Youth Development, 7%
Core Values, 5%