Assistant resident director vs program assistant

The differences between assistant resident directors and program assistants 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 resident director and a program assistant. Additionally, an assistant resident director has an average salary of $51,628, which is higher than the $35,193 average annual salary of a program assistant.

The top three skills for an assistant resident director include CPR, medication administration and crisis management. The most important skills for a program assistant are patients, customer service, and data entry.

Assistant resident director vs program assistant overview

	Assistant Resident Director	Program Assistant
Yearly salary	$51,628	$35,193
Hourly rate	$24.82	$16.92
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	11,015	96,901
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Assistant resident director vs program assistant salary

Assistant resident directors and program assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant Resident Director	Program Assistant
Average salary	$51,628	$35,193
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $76,000	Between $27,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	New York	Connecticut
Best paying company	Regis College	The Aspen Institute
Best paying industry	Real Estate	Government

Differences between assistant resident director and program assistant education

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

	Assistant Resident Director	Program Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	SUNY at Binghamton	Northwestern University

Assistant resident director vs program assistant demographics

Here are the differences between assistant resident directors' and program assistants' demographics:

	Assistant Resident Director	Program Assistant
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 37.4% Female, 62.6%	Male, 24.8% Female, 75.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 6.4% White, 58.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.1%	Black or African American, 13.8% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 6.7% White, 53.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between assistant resident director and program assistant duties and responsibilities

Assistant resident director example responsibilities.

Manage resident and facility accounts, budgets, social security applications, and Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
Monitor budget, payroll records, and review financial transactions to ensure expenditures are authorized and budget.
Cultivate, coordinate, and assist in the development of student leadership and responsibility through programming and direct involvement with students.

Program assistant example responsibilities.

Lead classes in anatomy/physiology, medical terminology, transcription.
Manage oversight of budget/finance, personnel and continuous program improvement.
Assist in achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation where applicable.
Instruct students in C++ and Java programming, robot design and construction.
Introduce students to various computer pro- gramming languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
Present information about RSVP to community organizations.

Assistant resident director vs program assistant skills

Common assistant resident director skills

CPR, 18%
Medication Administration, 17%
Crisis Management, 9%
Professional Development, 6%
Resident Care, 6%
Crisis Intervention, 6%

Common program assistant skills

Patients, 12%
Customer Service, 9%
Data Entry, 8%
HR, 6%
Excellent Interpersonal, 6%
Data Collection, 4%

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