Below are the skills needed to be fundraisers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Skill Name | Importance | Competence |
Speaking | 4.25 | 4.38 |
Writing | 4.12 | 4.12 |
Active Listening | 4 | 3.88 |
Persuasion | 4 | 4.38 |
Critical Thinking | 3.88 | 3.88 |
Below are the abilities needed to be fundraisers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Ability Name | Importance | Competence |
Oral Expression | 4.25 | 4.38 |
Written Expression | 4.12 | 4.12 |
Oral Comprehension | 4 | 4.12 |
Speech Recognition | 4 | 4 |
Speech Clarity | 3.88 | 3.88 |
Below are the knowledge areas needed to be fundraisers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Knowledge Area | Importance | Competence |
Customer and Personal Service | 4.41 | 5.69 |
English Language | 4.22 | 4.59 |
Administration and Management | 4 | 4.66 |
Sales and Marketing | 3.65 | 5 |
Communications and Media | 3.31 | 3.25 |
Below are the work activities involved in being fundraisers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Activity | Importance | Competence |
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | 4.78 | 6.16 |
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization | 4.68 | 6.38 |
Getting Information | 4.47 | 5.09 |
Selling or Influencing Others | 4.44 | 5.81 |
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | 4.28 | 4.88 |
Below are the work styles involved in being fundraisers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Style | Importance | |
Integrity | 4.91 | |
Dependability | 4.62 | |
Attention to Detail | 4.53 | |
Initiative | 4.53 | |
Persistence | 4.53 |
Listed below are the 10 largest metro areas based on the total number of people employed in Fundraisers jobs , as of 2019
Metro Area | Total Employment | Annual Mean Salary |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | 3,060 | $74,300 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward | 2,540 | $77,450 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | 1,910 | $66,580 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell | 1,540 | $50,450 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 1,210 | $62,650 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | 1,210 | $65,650 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | 1,150 | $64,360 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach | 1,110 | $54,460 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson | 1,050 | $59,050 |
Cleveland-Elyria | 990 | $60,230 |
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Source : 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 24.3 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org