Agency director vs area director

The differences between agency directors and area directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes More than 10 years to become an agency director, becoming an area director takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, an agency director has an average salary of $115,394, which is higher than the $100,433 average annual salary of an area director.

The top three skills for an agency director include home health, federal regulations and patient care. The most important skills for an area director are customer service, patients, and home health.

Agency director vs area director overview

	Agency Director	Area Director
Yearly salary	$115,394	$100,433
Hourly rate	$55.48	$48.29
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	17,445	47,326
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	52	44
Years of experience	-	6

Agency director vs area director salary

Agency directors and area directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Agency Director	Area Director
Average salary	$115,394	$100,433
Salary range	Between $64,000 And $208,000	Between $55,000 And $182,000
Highest paying City	San Luis Obispo, CA	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	California	New Jersey
Best paying company	Meta	AstraZeneca
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between agency director and area director education

There are a few differences between an agency director and an area director in terms of educational background:

	Agency Director	Area Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Agency director vs area director demographics

Here are the differences between agency directors' and area directors' demographics:

	Agency Director	Area Director
Average age	52	44
Gender ratio	Male, 46.8% Female, 53.2%	Male, 63.9% Female, 36.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 7.7% White, 76.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	12%	10%

Differences between agency director and area director duties and responsibilities

Agency director example responsibilities.

Establish and develop relationships with ERP and consulting vendors with the goal of maximizing comparative advantage and cost efficient solution development.
Implement validation, change control, design control, risk management, and CAPA systems.
Task to improve compliance of CAPA system to requirements and internal performance to the requirement.
Prepare for and participate in state and federal (Medicare) surveys with a high success rate.
Experience in designing, developing and implementing large-scale networking deployments and LAN/WAN infrastructures with special emphasis on compliance with FDA regulations.
Perform chart audits, adhering to CMS guidelines.

Area director example responsibilities.

Manage all aspects of selling process such as ROI, quotes, budgetary approval and demos.
Manage due diligence requirements and rehabilitation plans.
Lead operations for contract rehabilitation practice across north and central Texas.
Establish and manage the mid-Atlantic regional office of a privately own legal education company that provide educational services to law students.
Provide administrative (programmatic and fiscal) oversight for residential homes for people with cerebral palsy and developmental disabilities.
Offer risk management and insurance services to the healthcare industry.

Agency director vs area director skills

Common agency director skills

Home Health, 16%
Federal Regulations, 9%
Patient Care, 9%
Human Resources, 7%
Care Services, 6%
Quality Standards, 5%

Common area director skills

Customer Service, 8%
Patients, 8%
Home Health, 8%
Oversight, 7%
Human Resources, 5%
Financial Performance, 4%