Fundraisers

Detailed Occupation

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2021 Workforce
85.9k
Average Age
42.5
Estimated Job Growth
14.3%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$79,108
Average Male Salary
$90,744
Average Female Salary
$74,333

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Employment and salary information for the Fundraisers workforce. Fundraisers workforce in 2021 was 85,931 people, of which 70.9% were women and 29.1% were men. Fundraisers are paid most in Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Malibu & Westlake Village Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
25,001
Male Workforce
± 3.88k
60,930
Female Workforce
± 6.06k

The Fundraisers workforce in 2021 was 85,931 people (70.9% women and 29.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of −5.67% between 2014 (91,092) and 2021 (85,931).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Fundraisers.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New York ($98,769), New Mexico ($97,715), and California ($97,141).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$79,108
AVERAGE WAGE
#115 in the ranking (2021)
$59,596
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Fundraisers earned an average of $79,108, $19,512 more than the average national salary of $59,596

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.37
WAGE GINI

In 2021, Fundraisers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.37, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Fundraisers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Information on the industries that employ Fundraisers and on wages for those in the field. Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services is the industry that employs the most Fundraisers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Fundraisers, by average wage, is Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($269,378).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
85.9k
2021 Workforce
± 7,195
−4.92%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 12.3%

This graphic shows the share of Fundraisers employed by various industries. Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services employs the largest share of Fundraisers at 53.5%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 36.9% and Elementary & secondary schools with 9.57%.

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Demographic information on Fundraisers in the US. The workforce of Fundraisers in 2021 was 85,931 people, with 70.9% woman, and 29.1% men. The average age of male Fundraisers in the workforce is 43.5 and of female Fundraisers is 42.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Fundraisers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Fundraisers in 2021 was 85,931 people, with 70.9% woman, and 29.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (11,929 people), 30 to 34 years (11,865  people), and 35 to 39 years (10,064 people). Among them they concentrated 39.5% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 6.08% of Fundraisers workers were Hispanic and 93.9% non-Hispanic.

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Races

In 2021, 85.9% of the Fundraisers workforce were White, of which 71.1% were women and 28.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (5.53%) and Two or More Races (3.71%).

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Data on higher education choices for Fundraisers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Fundraisers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Library Science.

Among the necessary skills for Fundraisers, Speaking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Fundraisers need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Fundraisers in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (12,979 people), Social Sciences (12,104 people), and Communications (9,171 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Fundraisers workers were Bachelors Degree (43,316 people), Graduate Degree (29,839 people), and Some college (7,609 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Fundraisers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fundraisers need many skills, but most especially Speaking, Persuasion, Writing.

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Projections on job growth for Fundraisers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Fundraisers are expected to see a growth of 14.3% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

14.3%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
3.71%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Fundraisers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.

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