Broadcast operations director vs director

The differences between broadcast operations directors and directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a broadcast operations director and a director. Additionally, a director has an average salary of $113,489, which is higher than the $79,275 average annual salary of a broadcast operations director.

The top three skills for a broadcast operations director include master control, video production and ENPS. The most important skills for a director are healthcare, customer service, and oversight.

Broadcast operations director vs director overview

	Broadcast Operations Director	Director
Yearly salary	$79,275	$113,489
Hourly rate	$38.11	$54.56
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	73,330	230,711
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 81%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	6	6

Broadcast operations director vs director salary

Broadcast operations directors and directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Broadcast Operations Director	Director
Average salary	$79,275	$113,489
Salary range	Between $57,000 And $109,000	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 broadcast operations director and director education

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

	Broadcast Operations Director	Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 81%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Communication	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Stanford University

Broadcast operations director vs director demographics

Here are the differences between broadcast operations directors' and directors' demographics:

	Broadcast Operations Director	Director
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 76.3% Female, 23.7%	Male, 53.2% Female, 46.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.4% White, 65.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	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	14%	14%

Differences between broadcast operations director and director duties and responsibilities

Broadcast operations director example responsibilities.

Finance and billing accountability across Medicaid, manage care commercial insurance, insurance verification, contract management, and benefits administration.
Upgrade station from analog to HD.
Process owner for SOX compliancy; adherence to FCC rules and regulations.
Develop a test plan for evaluating IP codecs for routing program backhaul.via the Internet.
Coordinate promotions including interviews with recording artists and various materials for on-air giveaways.
Evaluate technical standards and quality to ensure compliance with current digital and analog technical standards.

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.

Broadcast operations director vs director skills

Common broadcast operations director skills

Master Control, 24%
Video Production, 15%
ENPS, 9%
Automation Systems, 8%
Emmy, 6%
Broadcast Operations, 5%

Common director skills

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

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