Bureau director vs assistant director

The differences between bureau directors and assistant 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 bureau director, becoming an assistant director takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a bureau director has an average salary of $77,938, which is higher than the $63,063 average annual salary of an assistant director.

The top three skills for a bureau director include state agencies, technical assistance and program policies. The most important skills for an assistant director are customer service, CPR, and child care.

Bureau director vs assistant director overview

	Bureau Director	Assistant Director
Yearly salary	$77,938	$63,063
Hourly rate	$37.47	$30.32
Growth rate	-5%	8%
Number of jobs	12,739	25,087
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	48	40
Years of experience	4	6

Bureau director vs assistant director salary

Bureau directors and assistant directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bureau Director	Assistant Director
Average salary	$77,938	$63,063
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $135,000	Between $37,000 And $105,000
Highest paying City	Lansing, MI	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Rhode Island	California
Best paying company	Nexstar Media Group	Mayer Brown
Best paying industry	Finance	-

Differences between bureau director and assistant director education

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

	Bureau Director	Assistant Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Bureau director vs assistant director demographics

Here are the differences between bureau directors' and assistant directors' demographics:

	Bureau Director	Assistant Director
Average age	48	40
Gender ratio	Male, 46.2% Female, 53.8%	Male, 38.3% Female, 61.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% Asian, 2.7% White, 76.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	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	17%	14%

Differences between bureau director and assistant director duties and responsibilities

Bureau director example responsibilities.

Establish and develop relationships with ERP and consulting vendors with the goal of maximizing comparative advantage and cost efficient solution development.
Experience in designing, developing and implementing large-scale networking deployments and LAN/WAN infrastructures with special emphasis on compliance with FDA regulations.
Supervise confidential investigations, complex prosecutions.

Assistant director example responsibilities.

Manage purchasing, A/P, A/R and budget management.
Manage care for k-5 kids before and after school.
Establish and develop relationships with ERP and consulting vendors with the goal of maximizing comparative advantage and cost efficient solution development.
Manage delivery of quality early childhood education programs by establishing an environment of learning and maintaining the integrity of the programs.
Coordinate new student Facebook group and create twitter handle to increase applicant and prospective student awareness for admissions news and events.
Direct oversight of airport security programs and operations and responsible for business management functions including human resources, finance and procurement.

Bureau director vs assistant director skills

Common bureau director skills

State Agencies, 16%
Technical Assistance, 11%
Program Policies, 9%
Medicaid, 9%
Strategic Plan, 8%
Fiscal Management, 8%

Common assistant director skills

Customer Service, 15%
CPR, 7%
Child Care, 7%
Oversight, 7%
Payroll, 6%
Alumni, 5%