Agency director vs executive

The differences between agency directors and executives 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 agency director and an executive. Additionally, an agency director has an average salary of $115,394, which is higher than the $108,285 average annual salary of an executive.

The top three skills for an agency director include home health, federal regulations and patient care. The most important skills for an executive are customer service, digital transformation, and healthcare.

Agency director vs executive overview

	Agency Director	Executive
Yearly salary	$115,394	$108,285
Hourly rate	$55.48	$52.06
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	17,445	83,869
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	52	52
Years of experience	-	-

Agency director vs executive salary

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

	Agency Director	Executive
Average salary	$115,394	$108,285
Salary range	Between $64,000 And $208,000	Between $63,000 And $184,000
Highest paying City	San Luis Obispo, CA	Providence, RI
Highest paying state	California	Rhode Island
Best paying company	Meta	Capgemini
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between agency director and executive education

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

	Agency Director	Executive
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Agency director vs executive demographics

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

	Agency Director	Executive
Average age	52	52
Gender ratio	Male, 46.8% Female, 53.2%	Male, 56.0% Female, 44.0%
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, 3.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 7.6% White, 76.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between agency director and executive 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.

Executive example responsibilities.

Manage capital investments and operating costs to generate ROI, IRR and cash flow.
Facilitate KPI dashboard for actual performance to forecast/targets and drive action plans to achieve them.
Manage reputation for search engine optimization, and reputation of website and business as a whole through SEO.
Manage several multi-phase DoD programs and projects simultaneously.
Manage events for fundraising, donor recognition and alumni relations.
Delegate & execute human resources, payroll management, marketing/sales techniques training & development.

Agency director vs executive skills

Common agency director skills

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

Common executive skills

Customer Service, 20%
Digital Transformation, 15%
Healthcare, 10%
Customer Satisfaction, 8%
Financial Statements, 5%
Business Development, 4%