Assessment director vs assessment specialist

The differences between assessment directors and assessment specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become an assessment director, becoming an assessment specialist takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an assessment director has an average salary of $87,268, which is higher than the $64,402 average annual salary of an assessment specialist.

The top three skills for an assessment director include student learning, data collection and social work. The most important skills for an assessment specialist are social work, patients, and edition.

Assessment director vs assessment specialist overview

	Assessment Director	Assessment Specialist
Yearly salary	$87,268	$64,402
Hourly rate	$41.96	$30.96
Growth rate	12%	9%
Number of jobs	12,530	90,625
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	6	4

Assessment director vs assessment specialist salary

Assessment directors and assessment specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assessment Director	Assessment Specialist
Average salary	$87,268	$64,402
Salary range	Between $59,000 And $127,000	Between $47,000 And $86,000
Highest paying City	Nutley, NJ	Trenton, NJ
Highest paying state	New Jersey	New Jersey
Best paying company	AstraZeneca	Microsoft
Best paying industry	Health Care	Technology

Differences between assessment director and assessment specialist education

There are a few differences between an assessment director and an assessment specialist in terms of educational background:

	Assessment Director	Assessment Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Assessment director vs assessment specialist demographics

Here are the differences between assessment directors' and assessment specialists' demographics:

	Assessment Director	Assessment Specialist
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 40.1% Female, 59.9%	Male, 31.6% Female, 68.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 5.2% White, 62.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 3.1% White, 74.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	14%	15%

Differences between assessment director and assessment specialist duties and responsibilities

Assessment director example responsibilities.

Execute ability to increase CMI and aid the company in achieving budgetary goals, even in the time of Medicare reductions.
Thrive in position alongside concurrent PRN MSW positions in home health care and hospice agencies.
Start MSW program, including marketing, recruitment, communication across institutional systems, and graduate program development.
Educate employees regarding the MDS process and ADL coding.
Market w/calls to hospitals, LTC facilities, ALF's and private homes.
Assess and identify socially base needs regarding adjustment of resident and families to LTC placement.

Assessment specialist example responsibilities.

Screen, identify, diagnose using DSM nomenclature, treat and manage mental health and/or substance abuse problems.
Collaborate with clinical staff regarding patient care during testing and any accommodations or adjustments require for patients being test.
Work with school assessment coordinators; train and evaluate staff.
Examine EMR documentation to determine resident's needs as required by CMS' MDS regulations.
Comply with CMS guidelines for Medicaid residents for admission, quarterly and significant change updates as appropriate.
Research and create original content for monthly SOE meetings; PowerPoint with synchronous live web camera interactions with faculty.

Assessment director vs assessment specialist skills

Common assessment director skills

Student Learning, 9%
Data Collection, 8%
Social Work, 6%
Continuous Improvement, 5%
Oversight, 5%
Assessment Data, 5%

Common assessment specialist skills

Social Work, 21%
Patients, 18%
Edition, 7%
Professional Development, 3%
Mental Health Assessments, 3%
Crisis Intervention, 3%

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