13,000+ Americorps jobs in United States (2024)

FAQs

What is the highest paying AmeriCorps job? ›

The average AmeriCorps salary ranges from approximately $15,000 per year for Fundraising Manager to $116,417 per year for President. Salary information comes from 829 data points collected directly from employees, users, and past and present job advertisem*nts on Indeed in the past 36 months.

The AmeriCorps VISTA website explains that the stipend “enables you to live very frugally, like the community you are serving. The allowance is based on poverty rates for a single individual in your geographic area.”

Keep in mind as a returned Peace Corps or AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer, you are not considered a federal employee. You may submit your Description of Service instead of a Standard Form-50 (SF-50). This noncompetitive eligibility does not guarantee you a position in the federal government.

Yes, most AmeriCorps members receive a modest living allowance during their service term. AmeriCorps NCCC and FEMA Corps Members receive a modest living allowance that equals roughly $180 every two weeks, before taxes (approximately $4000 for a 10-month Traditional Corps term, or $4800 for a 12-month FEMA Corps term.)

The highest-paying job at Job Corps is a CSO/CISO with a salary of $148,295 per year (estimate).

AmeriCorps Review: Cons

At the end of your term, you're typically given another form of reimbursem*nt, like an education award, for a larger lump sum of money. But your week-to-week income? It's skimpy. That's probably the biggest drawback to a year of service.

Full-time AmeriCorps members receive health benefits and a cost-of-living allowance, so you would not have to give up income and healthcare. You can also put off paying your students loans during the time you serve in AmeriCorps. Thinking about going to graduate school?

It is taxable income. use of those benefits if they pay with the education award. taxable scholarship and it should also be entered on Line 7. for purposes of the EITC.

When you exit an AmeriCorps program prior to the end of the service term, this is an Early Exit. There are two types of Early Exits: Exit for Cause and Exit for Personal Compelling Circ*mstances. Exit for Cause: A member decided to leave, finds a new job, leaves for dissatisfaction, is dismissed, etc.

Yes. AmeriCorps is often referred to as “the domestic Peace Corps.” Both agencies are committed to service, and both offer challenging and rewarding full-time opportunities.

Can you work another job while doing AmeriCorps? ›

Under no circ*mstances may a VISTA member be an employee of or contractor for the sponsor or project to which s/he is assigned to serve. Outside employment must be part-time, not conflict with project or service hours, nor conflict with any applicable law or AmeriCorps VISTA program requirements or policies.

While ZipRecruiter is seeing salaries as high as $161,853 and as low as $72,538, the majority of salaries within the Americorps jobs category currently range between $101,700 (25th percentile) to $139,200 (75th percentile) with top earners (90th percentile) making $152,970 annually in California.

Members accrue the end-of-service cash stipend at a rate of $4.94 per day (approximately $1,800 for a full year of service). AmeriCorps leaders serving with the VISTA program accrue the end-of-service cash stipend at a rate of $8.22 per day (approximately $3,000 for a full year of service).

For most AmeriCorps programs, members are responsible for providing their own food. For AmeriCorps NCCC, sharing food is a special part of the experience. Each NCCC team is provided a food budget that encourages teams to be both flexible and creative.

AmeriCorps State and National is the largest of the AmeriCorps programs, and provides grants to local and national organizations and agencies, including faith-based and community organizations, higher education institutions, and public agencies.

AmeriCorps National

Living allowance minimum of $17,600 for full-time positions and $9,350 for part-time positions for 10½ months of service. The Segal Education Award of $7,395 for full-time positions and $3,697.50 for part-time positions following successful completion of service.

What benefits are provided during and after AmeriCorps? Living allowance, and education award to pay for college or trade school expenses, or to repay qualified student loans, loan deferment and interest forbearance on qualified student loans, while in service, professional development, alumni network, and more.

Employees in California have given AmeriCorps a rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 213 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most employees have a good working experience in California.