Assistant recreation director vs director

The differences between assistant recreation directors and directors 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 recreation director, becoming a director takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a director has an average salary of $113,489, which is higher than the $47,941 average annual salary of an assistant recreation director.

The top three skills for an assistant recreation director include CPR, recreation programs and recreation facilities. The most important skills for a director are healthcare, customer service, and oversight.

Assistant recreation director vs director overview

	Assistant Recreation Director	Director
Yearly salary	$47,941	$113,489
Hourly rate	$23.05	$54.56
Growth rate	10%	8%
Number of jobs	7,687	230,711
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	42	40
Years of experience	4	6

Assistant recreation director vs director salary

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

	Assistant Recreation Director	Director
Average salary	$47,941	$113,489
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $77,000	Between $66,000 And $192,000
Highest paying City	Bellevue, WA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Mississippi	New York
Best paying company	Emory University	Mayo Clinic
Best paying industry	Education	Finance

Differences between assistant recreation director and director education

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

	Assistant Recreation Director	Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Kinesiology	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Stanford University

Assistant recreation director vs director demographics

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

	Assistant Recreation Director	Director
Average age	42	40
Gender ratio	Male, 45.7% Female, 54.3%	Male, 53.2% Female, 46.8%
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, 7.9% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 6.4% White, 65.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	8%	14%

Differences between assistant recreation director and director 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.

Director example responsibilities.

Manage water metering programs for NYC and national portfolio.
Collaborate with the CPA to manage financials and reporting / distribution to physicians.
Manage OEM manufacturing partners for making bulk solutions, product fills and final packaging.
Lead company's first deep-fill structural project, bring company into EPA compliance, establish effective QA-QC program.
Develop company website entirely as well as wrote and manage the SEO and upkeep for overall site maintenance.
Manage the company's hotel portfolio operations and assets, including renovation, new build, conversions, and rebranding.

Assistant recreation director vs director skills

Common assistant recreation director skills

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

Common director skills

Healthcare, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Oversight, 7%
Project Management, 6%
Human Resources, 4%
Business Development, 4%

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