Community Engagement Coordinator

Also called: Community Outreach Coordinator

Builds connections between an organization and the neighborhoods it serves.

A day in the life

An engagement coordinator knocks on doors, runs community meetings, staffs tables at festivals, and brings residents' ideas back to the organization.

Pay over a career

Starting
$36k
Typical
$48k
High
$64k

Estimate.

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

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. A bachelor's degree, often in communications, social work or public policy, plus on-the-job training and community volunteering.

Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Sociology, Communications, Public Administration.

Outlook

Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Tracks community and social service specialists.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. AI can summarize feedback, but knocking on doors and running community meetings stay human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Sociology, Speech, Spanish.

Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1099.

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