Youth Organization CEO

Also called: YMCA CEO, Boys & Girls Club CEO

Leads a large youth-serving nonprofit with many sites, camps, and programs.

A day in the life

Meets with the mayor about summer jobs for teens, reviews a $20 million budget, and shows up at a club's basketball tournament to cheer kids on.

Pay over a career

Starting
$80k
Typical
$140k
High
$250k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 15 years after high school. Bachelor's plus 15+ years of youth development and management experience; many have master's degrees.

Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Nonprofit Management, Youth Development, Business.

Outlook

Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Approximate.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. AI helps with budgets and grant reports; meeting mayors, donors and kids at the club stay human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Business, Government, Speech.

Official data: O*NET occupation 11-1011.

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