Bowling alley manager vs associate director

The differences between bowling alley managers and associate directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an associate director has an average salary of $114,223, which is higher than the $55,077 average annual salary of a bowling alley manager.

The top three skills for a bowling alley manager include customer service, alley and front desk. The most important skills for an associate director are patients, healthcare, and project management.

Bowling alley manager vs associate director overview

	Bowling Alley Manager	Associate Director
Yearly salary	$55,077	$114,223
Hourly rate	$26.48	$54.91
Growth rate	-	8%
Number of jobs	56,226	72,370
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	-

Bowling alley manager vs associate director salary

Bowling alley managers and associate directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bowling Alley Manager	Associate Director
Average salary	$55,077	$114,223
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $112,000	Between $79,000 And $164,000
Highest paying City	-	South San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Legalmatch.com
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between bowling alley manager and associate director education

There are a few differences between a bowling alley manager and an associate director in terms of educational background:

	Bowling Alley Manager	Associate Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Bowling alley manager vs associate director demographics

Here are the differences between bowling alley managers' and associate directors' demographics:

	Bowling Alley Manager	Associate Director
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 75.4% Female, 24.6%	Male, 52.0% Female, 48.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% Asian, 7.5% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 7.5% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 8.9% White, 65.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between bowling alley manager and associate director duties and responsibilities

Bowling alley manager example responsibilities.

Manage scheduling and payroll activities.
Attend daily visitations to establish relationships and create a community within the ministry.
Attend daily visitations to establish relationships and create a community within the ministry.

Associate director example responsibilities.

Lead implementation of OPPE and FPPE for TJC.
Manage accounting, weekly reports, local contacts, and maintenance of sets, props, and costumes.
Manage all aspects of music ministry - including arranging all music for schedule services special programs and events.
Manage departmental training schedules, work schedules and CPSI electronic medical record (EMR), certifications and competencies.
Manage web development and rebranding initiative.
Create a coordinate university social media committee quadrupling engagement during campaigns and achieving a national twitter trend during commencement.

Bowling alley manager vs associate director skills

Common bowling alley manager skills

Customer Service, 60%
Alley, 27%
Front Desk, 13%

Common associate director skills

Patients, 11%
Healthcare, 8%
Project Management, 6%
Oversight, 6%
Portfolio, 6%
Excellent Interpersonal, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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