How to become a Fundraiser
Official Chinese title (2022 occupational classification): 劝募员
Promotes charity, raises money and goods and manages donations for charitable organisations.
Main tasks
- Promoting the ideas and values of charity and the related laws and policies
- Collecting, organising and analysing donation information and researching charitable needs
- Drawing up fundraising plans
- Drafting donation agreements with donors
- Following up agreements, keeping donated funds safe and growing, and publishing donation information
- Reporting on the progress of charity projects
- Taking donors and other partners to see projects in action
- Writing project summary reports
Ways in
- Vocational majors: Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Charity and Philanthropy Management (590106). Vocational major 590106 Charity and Philanthropy Management (公益慈善事业管理), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Community Governance.; Vocational bachelor (职业本科) major: Civil Affairs Management (390201). Vocational major 390201 Civil Affairs Management (民政管理), 4 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Community Governance; Elderly Care.
Pay · AI and this job
- Median pay in China: CN¥67,000 a year (2025).
- Middle half: CN¥48,500 to CN¥100,700. One in ten earn less than CN¥36,500 and one in ten more than CN¥157,700.
- This is the figure for the mid group Administrative Clerks and Support Staff, not for this job alone.
- National figure: wage prices of enterprise employees from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) enterprise pay survey. The public sector and the self-employed are not covered.
- Guangzhou only: median CN¥78,875 a year (2025), middle half CN¥56,337 to CN¥119,641.
- This is the figure for the minor group Administrative Service Officers, not for this job alone.
- Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Who does this work
- The census group Administrative Clerks and Support Staff holds 5.62% of everyone employed in China; 45.1% of its workers are women (2020 Census).
- 39.4% are under 35, 52.2% are 35 to 54 and 8.3% are 55 or older. The middle age band is 35 to 39.
- Census figures for the whole mid group (2020 long-form sample), not for this job alone.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Fundraiser?
Ways in include: Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Charity and Philanthropy Management (590106); Vocational bachelor (职业本科) major: Civil Affairs Management (390201).
How much does a Fundraiser earn in China?
Across China, the median pay of enterprise employees is CN¥67,000 a year (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), 2025). The public sector and the self-employed are not covered. It is the figure for the mid group Administrative Clerks and Support Staff. In Guangzhou alone it is CN¥78,875 a year (2025).
Will AI change the work of a Fundraiser?
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS): 2025 enterprise pay survey information: wage prices of enterprise employees by occupation mid group, and digital occupations (P10 to P90 annual CNY) (2025 (published 2026-07-08)), retrieved 5 October 2026
- Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau: Guangzhou 2025 labour market wage prices (P10 to P90 annual CNY by occupation) (2025 (enterprise pay survey)), retrieved 4 October 2026
- National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Population Census Yearbook 2020, long-form tables 4-6 and 4-7 (employed by occupation mid group, sex, age) (2020 Census long form (10% sample)), retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Sources: Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition, public consultation draft), Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, State Administration for Market Regulation and National Bureau of Statistics; Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, 2025 enterprise pay survey information; Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, 2025 labour market wage prices; National Bureau of Statistics of China (www.stats.gov.cn), 2020 Population Census yearbook; Ministry of Education, vocational education major profiles (2022 revision) and undergraduate major catalogue (2025); Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, national vocational qualifications catalogue (2021); O*NET interest scores (CC BY 4.0); ILO global generative AI exposure index (CC BY 4.0). Figures processed by Peernovo. English text, translations and the matching of occupations to ISCO-08, majors, degree fields and qualifications by Peernovo.
Descriptions and tasks are Peernovo's own words, written from the facts in the Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition). Job titles and work types are the classification's own.
Updated 5 October 2026
