Band leader vs group leader

The differences between band leaders and group leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a band leader, becoming a group leader takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a group leader has an average salary of $100,480, which is higher than the $55,494 average annual salary of a band leader.

The top three skills for a band leader include live performances, event planning and travel arrangements. The most important skills for a group leader are customer service, OSHA, and center management.

Band leader vs group leader overview

	Band Leader	Group Leader
Yearly salary	$55,494	$100,480
Hourly rate	$26.68	$48.31
Growth rate	5%	10%
Number of jobs	29,066	56,173
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	44	42
Years of experience	6	4

Band leader vs group leader salary

Band leaders and group leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Band Leader	Group Leader
Average salary	$55,494	$100,480
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $98,000	Between $57,000 And $174,000
Highest paying City	-	Madison, MS
Highest paying state	-	Mississippi
Best paying company	-	Federal Reserve Bank
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between band leader and group leader education

There are a few differences between a band leader and a group leader in terms of educational background:

	Band Leader	Group Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Music	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Band leader vs group leader demographics

Here are the differences between band leaders' and group leaders' demographics:

	Band Leader	Group Leader
Average age	44	42
Gender ratio	Male, 74.8% Female, 25.2%	Male, 51.6% Female, 48.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.6% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 5.3% White, 74.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 5.2% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	30%	8%

Differences between band leader and group leader duties and responsibilities

Band leader example responsibilities.

Perform diagnostics, lead audits, kaizen events, value stream mapping, PDCA teams and employee involvement.
Serve in consecutive positions of increase responsibility requiring strong interpersonal skills, extensive administrative, maintenance, and logistics backgrounds.
Serve in consecutive positions of increase responsibility requiring strong interpersonal skills, extensive administrative, maintenance, and logistics backgrounds.

Group leader example responsibilities.

Oversee all OEM site leads to improve work flow, methods and procedures.
Coach to ensure KPI's and SLA's, productivity and quality objectives are consistently achieve.
Coordinate and manage passenger movement of DOD civilians, contractors, and military personnel within the Southwest-Asia area of operation.
Lead and manage a DEA enforcement task force group involve in daily enforcement and intelligence collection/dissemination activities.
Manage and provide performance and career counseling regarding leadership, academics and physical training to strength personnel in their professional development.
Complete two six sigma projects with total savings of $130K/year.

Band leader vs group leader skills

Common band leader skills

Live Performances, 27%
Event Planning, 19%
Travel Arrangements, 11%
Corporate Events, 6%
Private Events, 6%
Private Parties, 5%

Common group leader skills

Customer Service, 8%
OSHA, 6%
Center Management, 6%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Basic Math, 5%
CPR, 5%

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