Assessment director vs group home manager

The differences between assessment directors and group home managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an assessment director and a group home manager. Additionally, an assessment director has an average salary of $87,268, which is higher than the $38,616 average annual salary of a group home manager.

The top three skills for an assessment director include student learning, data collection and social work. The most important skills for a group home manager are developmental disabilities, medication administration, and direct supervision.

Assessment director vs group home manager overview

	Assessment Director	Group Home Manager
Yearly salary	$87,268	$38,616
Hourly rate	$41.96	$18.57
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	12,530	54,422
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	6	6

Assessment director vs group home manager salary

Assessment directors and group home managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assessment Director	Group Home Manager
Average salary	$87,268	$38,616
Salary range	Between $59,000 And $127,000	Between $29,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	Nutley, NJ	Los Angeles, CA
Highest paying state	New Jersey	California
Best paying company	AstraZeneca	New Jersey Institute of Technology
Best paying industry	Health Care	Government

Differences between assessment director and group home manager education

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

	Assessment Director	Group Home Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Assessment director vs group home manager demographics

Here are the differences between assessment directors' and group home managers' demographics:

	Assessment Director	Group Home Manager
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 40.1% Female, 59.9%	Male, 31.9% Female, 68.1%
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, 12.3% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 5.2% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	14%	14%

Differences between assessment director and group home manager 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.

Group home manager example responsibilities.

Manage a residential facility for adolescents with severe autism and psychiatric conditions.
Schedule CPR, and first aide for employees.
Help clients with ADL's (bathing, dressing, toileting, wheelchair transfers, etc.
Conduct ISP meeting monthly with case managers updating on teens progress in the facility.
Instruct staff on use of ISP's, medical logs and all state, county and federal guidelines.
Provide rehabilitation training, counseling and development for people to be re-entered into society.

Assessment director vs group home manager skills

Common assessment director skills

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

Common group home manager skills

Developmental Disabilities, 14%
Medication Administration, 10%
Direct Supervision, 7%
Behavioral Issues, 6%
Social Work, 6%
CPR, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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