Academic support director vs registrar

The differences between academic support directors and registrars can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an academic support director and a registrar. Additionally, an academic support director has an average salary of $66,929, which is higher than the $40,632 average annual salary of a registrar.

The top three skills for an academic support director include exam, academic support and professional development. The most important skills for a registrar are patients, customer service, and medical terminology.

Academic support director vs registrar overview

	Academic Support Director	Registrar
Yearly salary	$66,929	$40,632
Hourly rate	$32.18	$19.53
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	67,416	12,723
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Academic support director vs registrar salary

Academic support directors and registrars have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Academic Support Director	Registrar
Average salary	$66,929	$40,632
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $121,000	Between $29,000 And $56,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	The American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between academic support director and registrar education

There are a few differences between an academic support director and a registrar in terms of educational background:

	Academic Support Director	Registrar
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	English	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Academic support director vs registrar demographics

Here are the differences between academic support directors' and registrars' demographics:

	Academic Support Director	Registrar
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 31.6% Female, 68.4%	Male, 17.1% Female, 82.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 13.7% Asian, 4.5% White, 65.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 4.3% White, 65.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between academic support director and registrar duties and responsibilities

Academic support director example responsibilities.

Attend class sessions, orientations, open house, and other campus activities to promote the ASC.
Handle high volume inbound and outbound calls to students who are attending any workshops or group study sessions.
Cultivate and maintain relationships with colleges and universities across the global through print, electronic and person-to-person communications.
Attend on and off campus meetings/events with other SGA members, the president and the board of trustees.

Registrar example responsibilities.

Manage and prioritize a high volume of traumas and ambulances entering the ER.
Provide superior customer-orient support and manage non-cooperative patients such as those with addictions problems with tact and ease.
Code all inpatient, outpatient, emergency room, laboratory and radiology visits with appropriate ICD-9 and CPT codes.
Transport patients to and from rehabilitation unit.
Coordinate all radiology authorizations from physicians and insurance companies, adhering to appropriate CPT codes.
Admit patients to various outpatient departments of the hospital; including emergency, laboratory and radiology.

Academic support director vs registrar skills

Common academic support director skills

Exam, 45%
Academic Support, 28%
Professional Development, 15%
Study, 13%

Common registrar skills

Patients, 30%
Customer Service, 16%
Medical Terminology, 7%
Patient Registration, 4%
Data Entry, 3%
Patient Care, 3%