Advisory board member vs deputy director

The differences between advisory board members and deputy directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both an advisory board member and a deputy director. Additionally, a deputy director has an average salary of $100,190, which is higher than the $63,675 average annual salary of an advisory board member.

The top three skills for an advisory board member include community outreach, non-profit organization and strategic direction. The most important skills for a deputy director are oversight, policy development, and customer service.

Advisory board member vs deputy director overview

	Advisory Board Member	Deputy Director
Yearly salary	$63,675	$100,190
Hourly rate	$30.61	$48.17
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	9,710	41,439
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	52	52
Years of experience	-	-

What does an advisory board member do?

An advisory board member provides business operations recommendations to the company's executives. Company executives, such as the CEO or company owner, need input from trustworthy people to continually improve their company. Companies must be adaptable to have a chance in an ever-competitive market. Advisory board members must maintain a level of adaptability that will make the company resilient and robust.

What does a deputy director do?

Deputy directors supervise a team of workers and oversee the daily functions of their organizations. They coordinate with the company's executive director in preparing long-term strategies to achieve organizational goals. It is their job to make sure that these goals are met through the company's available resources. They aid alliances so that conversation objectives will be achieved. When complex issues arise, they collaborate with scientists and policy experts for resolution.

Advisory board member vs deputy director salary

Advisory board members and deputy directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Advisory Board Member	Deputy Director
Average salary	$63,675	$100,190
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $218,000	Between $57,000 And $174,000
Highest paying City	-	Olympia, WA
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between advisory board member and deputy director education

There are a few differences between an advisory board member and a deputy director in terms of educational background:

	Advisory Board Member	Deputy Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Advisory board member vs deputy director demographics

Here are the differences between advisory board members' and deputy directors' demographics:

	Advisory Board Member	Deputy Director
Average age	52	52
Gender ratio	Male, 47.9% Female, 52.1%	Male, 64.6% Female, 35.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.6% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Asian, 7.4% White, 77.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 7.7% White, 76.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between advisory board member and deputy director duties and responsibilities

Advisory board member example responsibilities.

Work with a team of 13 other members to manage, fill, and distribute THON merchandise orders.
Participate in THON, a yearlong effort to raise money and awareness in the fight against pediatric cancer.
Develop organizational policies and procedures for staffing, fund raising, governance and administration of the new organization.
Engage perspective student questions on the admitted students' Facebook page.
Create and organize a school wide math night to support parent involvement through mathematics
Serve as regular panelist discussing current events, school life and other teen relate issues.

Deputy director example responsibilities.

Manage ISO and OFCCP compliance.
Manage the cleaning and horticulture operation for NYC's highways.
Manage alarm reports and notification to QA from cGMP equipment and critical systems.
Establish and lead engineering-wide functions such as technical publications, source code management and release processes, and QA.
Manage all CIO time and team resource allocation decisions to ensure the CIO addressed the highest priorities across the company.
Manage payroll department operations and staff while assessing procedures and processes as necessary.

Advisory board member vs deputy director skills

Common advisory board member skills

Community Outreach, 13%
Non-Profit Organization, 9%
Strategic Direction, 8%
Policy Changes, 7%
Public Health, 7%
Alumni, 7%

Common deputy director skills

Oversight, 11%
Policy Development, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
Human Resources, 6%
Project Management, 5%
Public Health, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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