Assistant director of residence life vs liaison

The differences between assistant directors of residence life and liaisons can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both an assistant director of residence life and a liaison. Additionally, a liaison has an average salary of $53,737, which is higher than the $50,614 average annual salary of an assistant director of residence life.

The top three skills for an assistant director of residence life include residence life, student affairs and student development. The most important skills for a liaison are patients, customer service, and home health.

Assistant director of residence life vs liaison overview

	Assistant Director Of Residence Life	Liaison
Yearly salary	$50,614	$53,737
Hourly rate	$24.33	$25.84
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	20,997	34,074
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Assistant director of residence life vs liaison salary

Assistant directors of residence life and liaisons have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant Director Of Residence Life	Liaison
Average salary	$50,614	$53,737
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $79,000	Between $30,000 And $95,000
Highest paying City	Santa Clara, CA	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	California	Washington
Best paying company	Mount Aloysius College	Apple
Best paying industry	Education	Manufacturing

Differences between assistant director of residence life and liaison education

There are a few differences between an assistant director of residence life and a liaison in terms of educational background:

	Assistant Director Of Residence Life	Liaison
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Northwestern University

Assistant director of residence life vs liaison demographics

Here are the differences between assistant directors of residence life' and liaisons' demographics:

	Assistant Director Of Residence Life	Liaison
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 44.5% Female, 55.5%	Male, 41.9% Female, 58.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.2% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 6.8% White, 57.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.5%	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 6.9% White, 55.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between assistant director of residence life and liaison duties and responsibilities

Assistant director of residence life example responsibilities.

Motivate, train and lead a team of nine ministry coordinators.
Provide clinical oversight of family-centered services that include capacity building, needs assessment, program and policy development and evaluation.
Organize and implement bible studies for teen boys and teen girls.

Liaison example responsibilities.

Manage and increase social activity of the WVUncovered twitter account.
Manage and create original content for all social media platforms (twitter, instagram, tumblr).
Manage social media outlets for the organization; such as Facebook, update weekly status and weekly inspirational videos.
Educate physician group practices to reduce hospitalizations, increase positive patient outcomes & achieve meaningful use of EMR systems.
Perform assessments on ICU patients and market to many members of the health care team.
Work predominantly ICU cases, acquiring considerable experience with high-level complex patients.

Assistant director of residence life vs liaison skills

Common assistant director of residence life skills

Residence Life, 17%
Student Affairs, 8%
Student Development, 7%
On-Call Rotation, 6%
Crisis Management, 5%
Professional Development, 5%

Common liaison skills

Patients, 24%
Customer Service, 14%
Home Health, 10%
Rehabilitation, 5%
Social Work, 5%
Patient Care, 5%

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