Assistant department head vs deputy director

The differences between assistant department heads and deputy directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become an assistant department head, becoming a deputy director takes usually requires More than 10 years. Additionally, a deputy director has an average salary of $100,190, which is higher than the $65,309 average annual salary of an assistant department head.

The top three skills for an assistant department head include ladders, sales floor and customer service. The most important skills for a deputy director are oversight, policy development, and customer service.

Assistant department head vs deputy director overview

	Assistant Department Head	Deputy Director
Yearly salary	$65,309	$100,190
Hourly rate	$31.40	$48.17
Growth rate	-	6%
Number of jobs	41,690	41,439
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	52
Years of experience	6	-

What does an assistant department head do?

An assistant department head is responsible for monitoring the operations of the department, together with the department head. Assistant department heads' duties include managing clients' inquiries and complaints, developing strategic solutions to improve clients' satisfaction, and identifying business opportunities to increase revenues and the business' profitability. They will also work on monitoring the staff's performance and addressing their concerns, creating sales reports, maintaining budget goals, and organizing training. An assistant department head must have excellent leadership and communication skills to help in achieving the department's objectives.

What does a deputy director do?

Deputy directors supervise a team of workers and oversee the daily functions of their organizations. They coordinate with the company's executive director in preparing long-term strategies to achieve organizational goals. It is their job to make sure that these goals are met through the company's available resources. They aid alliances so that conversation objectives will be achieved. When complex issues arise, they collaborate with scientists and policy experts for resolution.

Assistant department head vs deputy director salary

Assistant department heads and deputy directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant Department Head	Deputy Director
Average salary	$65,309	$100,190
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $106,000	Between $57,000 And $174,000
Highest paying City	Centereach, NY	Olympia, WA
Highest paying state	New York	New Jersey
Best paying company	Princeton University	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Best paying industry	Energy	Government

Differences between assistant department head and deputy director education

There are a few differences between an assistant department head and a deputy director in terms of educational background:

	Assistant Department Head	Deputy Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi	University of Pennsylvania

Assistant department head vs deputy director demographics

Here are the differences between assistant department heads' and deputy directors' demographics:

	Assistant Department Head	Deputy Director
Average age	43	52
Gender ratio	Male, 54.9% Female, 45.1%	Male, 64.6% Female, 35.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 7.4% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 7.7% White, 76.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	12%

Differences between assistant department head and deputy director duties and responsibilities

Assistant department head example responsibilities.

Generate and implement new rules and regulations for the disciplinary department which lead to streamlining the process for separating challenge sailors.
Manage a high volume of patient information from authorizing diagnostic procedures and scheduling patients.
Perform all duties require while working in a retail environment such as POS cash handling, customer service and sales.
Stoop, climb ladders, and lift heavy loads during set-up for events.
Administer Microsoft PowerPoint training lectures and meeting/ briefings require by OSHA and NAVOSH.
Collaborate with patients, Tricare, and providers DOD and civilian coordinating specialty care referrals.

Deputy director example responsibilities.

Manage ISO and OFCCP compliance.
Manage the cleaning and horticulture operation for NYC's highways.
Manage alarm reports and notification to QA from cGMP equipment and critical systems.
Establish and lead engineering-wide functions such as technical publications, source code management and release processes, and QA.
Manage all CIO time and team resource allocation decisions to ensure the CIO addressed the highest priorities across the company.
Manage payroll department operations and staff while assessing procedures and processes as necessary.

Assistant department head vs deputy director skills

Common assistant department head skills

Ladders, 29%
Sales Floor, 28%
Customer Service, 11%
Curriculum Development, 3%
Professional Development, 3%
Loss Prevention, 3%

Common deputy director skills

Oversight, 11%
Policy Development, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
Human Resources, 6%
Project Management, 5%
Public Health, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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