Assistant aquatics director vs activities director

The differences between assistant aquatics directors and activities directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an assistant aquatics director and an activities director. Additionally, an activities director has an average salary of $44,982, which is higher than the $39,156 average annual salary of an assistant aquatics director.

The top three skills for an assistant aquatics director include CPR, emergency situations and kids. The most important skills for an activities director are patients, rehabilitation, and resident care.

Assistant aquatics director vs activities director overview

	Assistant Aquatics Director	Activities Director
Yearly salary	$39,156	$44,982
Hourly rate	$18.82	$21.63
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	6,789	6,845
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Assistant aquatics director vs activities director salary

Assistant aquatics directors and activities directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant Aquatics Director	Activities Director
Average salary	$39,156	$44,982
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $62,000	Between $27,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	Huntington, NY
Highest paying state	-	Mississippi
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between assistant aquatics director and activities director education

There are a few differences between an assistant aquatics director and an activities director in terms of educational background:

	Assistant Aquatics Director	Activities Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Kinesiology	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Pennsylvania

Assistant aquatics director vs activities director demographics

Here are the differences between assistant aquatics directors' and activities directors' demographics:

	Assistant Aquatics Director	Activities Director
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 49.6% Female, 50.4%	Male, 20.4% Female, 79.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 5.1% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 5.1% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between assistant aquatics director and activities director duties and responsibilities

Assistant aquatics director example responsibilities.

Conduct training of staff in: water safety, first aid, and CPR.
Perform lifesaving tasks; certify lifeguard and staff in administration of CPR, oxygen and a lifesaving procedures.
Examine injure persons and administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, if necessary, using training and medical supplies and equipment.
Examine injured individuals, administer first aid.

Activities director example responsibilities.

Manage updated JCC social media, including Facebook.
Manage pet therapy/pat visitation protocol.
Attend interdisciplinary care plan meetings and document in MDS and resident medical records as appropriate.
Plan, organize, and run the afterschool
Create reports, handouts, and PowerPoint presentations.
Assist teachers with reading and mathematics lessons and activities.

Assistant aquatics director vs activities director skills

Common assistant aquatics director skills

CPR, 29%
Emergency Situations, 11%
Kids, 9%
Safety Standards, 9%
Water Safety, 7%
Lifeguard Training, 7%

Common activities director skills

Patients, 15%
Rehabilitation, 10%
Resident Care, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Home Health, 7%
MDS, 6%

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