Community Relations Coordinator

Also called: Community Outreach Coordinator

Builds good relationships between an organization and its neighbors through events and outreach.

A day in the life

You organize a hospital's free health fair, meet with neighborhood leaders, and recruit volunteers for a park cleanup.

Pay over a career

Starting
$36k
Typical
$52k
High
$70k

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. Bachelor's in communications or social science.

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

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

Outlook

Growing about average. Steady.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. AI helps schedule and email; meeting neighbors, running health fairs and recruiting volunteers stays human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Speech and debate, Sociology elective, Spanish or another world language.

Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1094.

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