Assistant hall director vs community advisor

The differences between assistant hall directors and community advisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a community advisor has an average salary of $65,055, which is higher than the $45,533 average annual salary of an assistant hall director.

The top three skills for an assistant hall director include residential life, desk assistants and co-supervise. The most important skills for a community advisor are energy efficiency, residential life, and crisis management.

Assistant hall director vs community advisor overview

	Assistant Hall Director	Community Advisor
Yearly salary	$45,533	$65,055
Hourly rate	$21.89	$31.28
Growth rate	10%	12%
Number of jobs	5,127	51,226
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 81%	Bachelor's Degree, 75%
Average age	42	26
Years of experience	4	-

Assistant hall director vs community advisor salary

Assistant hall directors and community advisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant Hall Director	Community Advisor
Average salary	$45,533	$65,055
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $70,000	Between $38,000 And $110,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Southern California Edison
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between assistant hall director and community advisor education

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

	Assistant Hall Director	Community Advisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 81%	Bachelor's Degree, 75%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	Johns Hopkins University	University of Pennsylvania

Assistant hall director vs community advisor demographics

Here are the differences between assistant hall directors' and community advisors' demographics:

	Assistant Hall Director	Community Advisor
Average age	42	26
Gender ratio	Male, 46.8% Female, 53.2%	Male, 44.5% Female, 55.5%
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, 14.4% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 6.6% White, 57.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	8%	13%

Differences between assistant hall director and community advisor 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.

Community advisor example responsibilities.

Provide one-to-one contact, conflict mediation, and referral services to residents.
Coordinate and supervise weekly staff meetings, changing programming requirements, and mediation.
Care for individuals with dementia, Alzheimer's disease, physical disability, those undergoing post-operative recovery and convalescents.
Plan and execute internal communications activities, as well as provided guidance and support to leadership on communication execution.
Provide leadership and ensure implementation of support programs require to deliver a complete and rewarding work experience for student team.
Train to administer basic first responder first aid as necessary to youth, including, cardiopulmonary and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

Assistant hall director vs community advisor 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 community advisor skills

Energy Efficiency, 22%
Residential Life, 13%
Crisis Management, 5%
Strategic Communications, 5%
Press Releases, 4%
Policy Violations, 4%

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