Banquet director vs director

The differences between banquet 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 a banquet 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 $67,471 average annual salary of a banquet director.

The top three skills for a banquet director include payroll, wine and resorts. The most important skills for a director are healthcare, customer service, and oversight.

Banquet director vs director overview

	Banquet Director	Director
Yearly salary	$67,471	$113,489
Hourly rate	$32.44	$54.56
Growth rate	10%	8%
Number of jobs	12,617	230,711
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	39	40
Years of experience	4	6

Banquet director vs director salary

Banquet directors and directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Banquet Director	Director
Average salary	$67,471	$113,489
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $143,000	Between $66,000 And $192,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Mayo Clinic
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between banquet director and director education

There are a few differences between a banquet director and a director in terms of educational background:

	Banquet Director	Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Hospitality Management	Business
Most common college	Cornell University	Stanford University

Banquet director vs director demographics

Here are the differences between banquet directors' and directors' demographics:

	Banquet Director	Director
Average age	39	40
Gender ratio	Male, 70.4% Female, 29.6%	Male, 53.2% Female, 46.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% Asian, 9.3% White, 52.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	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	10%	14%

Differences between banquet director and director duties and responsibilities

Banquet director example responsibilities.

Manage a small team of people in the caf /gift shop area to improve sales and minimize costs.
Work closely with the engineering department to ensure all function rooms are kept in tip top shape.
Experience working in banquets, stewarding, and culinary arts.
Work closely with culinary and sales departments to facilitate all aspects of the event.
Handle monthly inventory for banquet beverages including liquor, wine and non-alcoholic beverages, as well as weekly ordering.
Select menus and wine recommendations.

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.

Banquet director vs director skills

Common banquet director skills

Payroll, 9%
Wine, 9%
Resorts, 7%
Banquet Functions, 6%
Culinary, 5%
Food Handling, 5%

Common director skills

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