Assistant recreation director vs activities/volunteer

The differences between assistant recreation directors and activities/volunteers 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 recreation director and an activities/volunteer. Additionally, an assistant recreation director has an average salary of $47,941, which is higher than the $32,875 average annual salary of an activities/volunteer.

The top three skills for an assistant recreation director include CPR, recreation programs and recreation facilities. The most important skills for an activities/volunteer are community resources, senior care, and financial statements.

Assistant recreation director vs activities/volunteer overview

	Assistant Recreation Director	Activities/Volunteer
Yearly salary	$47,941	$32,875
Hourly rate	$23.05	$15.81
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	7,687	4,126
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Assistant recreation director vs activities/volunteer salary

Assistant recreation directors and activities/volunteers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant Recreation Director	Activities/Volunteer
Average salary	$47,941	$32,875
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $77,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	Bellevue, WA	-
Highest paying state	Mississippi	-
Best paying company	Emory University	-
Best paying industry	Education	-

Differences between assistant recreation director and activities/volunteer education

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

	Assistant Recreation Director	Activities/Volunteer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Kinesiology	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Duke University

Assistant recreation director vs activities/volunteer demographics

Here are the differences between assistant recreation directors' and activities/volunteers' demographics:

	Assistant Recreation Director	Activities/Volunteer
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 45.7% Female, 54.3%	Male, 38.0% Female, 62.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.1% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 5.2% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between assistant recreation director and activities/volunteer duties and responsibilities

Assistant recreation director example responsibilities.

Manage recreation staff and programming for assist living and rehabilitation and skil nursing facilities.
Examine injure persons and administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, if necessary, using training and medical supplies and equipment.
Maintain written and personal communication with general public and local community through ongoing PowerPoint presentations, weekly newsletters and monthly newspaper.

Activities/volunteer example responsibilities.

Address and resolve customer's complaints grievances regarding medical billing and treatments, consisting of Medicare and manage care claims.
Develop, coordinate, manage a diverse and balance activity program for general residence and specialize Alzheimer unit.
Create the first alumni database used to engage past alumni with the current fraternity members.
Provide overall leadership and management of the Alzheimer's neighborhood within an assisted-living community for senior citizens.
Train on proper administration of CPR.
Submit resident activity records to MDS.

Assistant recreation director vs activities/volunteer skills

Common assistant recreation director skills

CPR, 22%
Recreation Programs, 10%
Recreation Facilities, 10%
MDS, 9%
Aquatics, 6%
Facility Management, 4%

Common activities/volunteer skills

Community Resources, 20%
Senior Care, 18%
Financial Statements, 14%
Memory Care, 13%
Local Schools, 12%
Budget Targets, 11%

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