Assistant hall director vs assistant stage manager

The differences between assistant hall directors and assistant stage managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become an assistant hall director, becoming an assistant stage manager takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, an assistant hall director has an average salary of $45,533, which is higher than the $43,348 average annual salary of an assistant stage manager.

The top three skills for an assistant hall director include residential life, desk assistants and co-supervise. The most important skills for an assistant stage manager are live performances, technical aspects, and costumes.

Assistant hall director vs assistant stage manager overview

	Assistant Hall Director	Assistant Stage Manager
Yearly salary	$45,533	$43,348
Hourly rate	$21.89	$20.84
Growth rate	10%	8%
Number of jobs	5,127	420
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 81%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Average age	42	40
Years of experience	4	12

Assistant hall director vs assistant stage manager salary

Assistant hall directors and assistant stage managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant Hall Director	Assistant Stage Manager
Average salary	$45,533	$43,348
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $70,000	Between $27,000 And $68,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between assistant hall director and assistant stage manager education

There are a few differences between an assistant hall director and an assistant stage manager in terms of educational background:

	Assistant Hall Director	Assistant Stage Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 81%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Most common major	Psychology	Theatre
Most common college	Johns Hopkins University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Assistant hall director vs assistant stage manager demographics

Here are the differences between assistant hall directors' and assistant stage managers' demographics:

	Assistant Hall Director	Assistant Stage Manager
Average age	42	40
Gender ratio	Male, 46.8% Female, 53.2%	Male, 35.2% Female, 64.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 6.1% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.4% White, 65.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	8%	14%

Differences between assistant hall director and assistant stage manager duties and responsibilities

Assistant hall director example responsibilities.

Lead a group of ten RAs on seven day six night backpacking trip as part of training
Act immediately and appropriately in an emergency situation, including calling emergency units and administering CPR or first aid.
Promote sensitivity to multicultural issues and advocate support for a diverse environment.

Assistant stage manager example responsibilities.

Work with SFX manager/costume technician to make and manage costumes and props, replenishing single- use props as needed.
Maintain and occasionally style wigs.
Construct costume, style wigs and apply makeup.
Reduce and control expenses by monitoring inventory and FTE's.
Supervise wardrobe department to ensure costumes are fixed and clean efficiently.
Perform in a unify communications convergence environment to receive and configure devices, troubleshoot computerize telephone equipment.

Assistant hall director vs assistant stage manager skills

Common assistant hall director skills

Residential Life, 28%
Desk Assistants, 18%
Co-Supervise, 6%
On-Call Rotation, 5%
Community Development, 4%
Crisis Management, 3%

Common assistant stage manager skills

Live Performances, 25%
Technical Aspects, 11%
Costumes, 10%
Stage Management, 9%
ASM, 5%
Light Board, 4%

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