Fundraisers

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2020 Workforce

90.4k

Average Age

42.1

Estimated Job Growth

14.3%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$71,956

Average Male Salary

$82,017

Average Female Salary

$67,734

About

Fundraisers are most often employed by the Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services industry. The average yearly wage for Fundraisers was $71,956 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Fundraisers by wage are Property, real estate, & community association managers, Biological scientists, and Police officers.

Fundraisers are part of the Business & financial operations occupations, along with Agents & business managers of artists, performers, & athletes, Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products, Wholesale & retail buyers, except farm products, Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products, Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators, and 24 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Fundraisers are District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC, District of Columbia (North) PUMA, DC, and Upper West Side & West Side PUMA, NY. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Fundraisers are District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC, District of Columbia (North) PUMA, DC, and Denver City (South Central) PUMA, CO.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Fundraisers and on wages and locations 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. Fundraisers are paid most in Cathedral City, Palm Springs & Rancho Mirage Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$71,956

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,986

In 2020, Fundraisers earned an average of $71,956, $16,002 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Biological scientists make somewhat more than Fundraisers while Property, real estate, & community association managers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Fundraisers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.423

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Fundraisers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.423, which is lower than 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).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Fundraisers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Fundraisers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Fundraisers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Fundraisers, by number of employees, are Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Elementary & secondary schools, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Individual & family services, Business support services, Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions, Religious organizations, Community food & housing, & emergency services , Business, professional, political, & similar organizations, and Performing arts companies.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Fundraisers, by average wage, are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments, Nondepository credit & related activities, and Motion pictures & video industries.

Industries by Share

90.4k

2020 Workforce

± 7,379

−2.41%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.8%

The number of people employed as Fundraisers has been declining at a rate of −2.41%, from 92,609 people in 2019 to 90,377 people in 2020.

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 32%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 21.6% and Elementary & secondary schools with 5.55%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Fundraisers in the US. The average age of male Fundraisers in the workforce is 43.3 and of female Fundraisers is 41.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Fundraisers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

26.7k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,013

63.7k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 6,193

70.4% of Fundraisers are Female, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Fundraisers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Fundraisers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

82.9% of Fundraisers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 5.92% of Fundraisers, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Fundraisers.

Age by Sex

43.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.36

41.6

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.31

The median age of Fundraisers is 42.1, and Male employees are generally 1.73 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Fundraisers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Fundraisers is Business but a relatively high number of Fundraisers hold a major in Cultural & Gender Studies.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

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, and Writing. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Fundraisers need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Persuasion, and Management of Material Resources.

Radar Distribution

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Projections

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.