Bureau director vs program director

The differences between bureau directors and program 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 a program director takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a program director has an average salary of $80,664, which is higher than the $77,938 average annual salary of a bureau director.

The top three skills for a bureau director include state agencies, technical assistance and program policies. The most important skills for a program director are oversight, social work, and patients.

Bureau director vs program director overview

	Bureau Director	Program Director
Yearly salary	$77,938	$80,664
Hourly rate	$37.47	$38.78
Growth rate	-5%	8%
Number of jobs	12,739	82,810
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	48	40
Years of experience	4	6

Bureau director vs program director salary

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

	Bureau Director	Program Director
Average salary	$77,938	$80,664
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $135,000	Between $50,000 And $129,000
Highest paying City	Lansing, MI	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Rhode Island	Georgia
Best paying company	Nexstar Media Group	Mayo Clinic
Best paying industry	Finance	Technology

Differences between bureau director and program director education

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

	Bureau Director	Program Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Bureau director vs program director demographics

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

	Bureau Director	Program Director
Average age	48	40
Gender ratio	Male, 46.2% Female, 53.8%	Male, 41.4% Female, 58.6%
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, 8.0% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.4% White, 65.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	17%	14%

Differences between bureau director and program 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.

Program director example responsibilities.

Manage personnel performing SAS programming, technical document preparation and quality assurance.
Manage program budgets and supervise staff to ensure that immunization and registry activities are successfully implement.
Manage direct support professionals serving adult populations for persons with mental health, developmental disabilities and children with autism.
Manage day-to-day oversight and management involving planning, programming, execution, distribution, and analysis for assign organizations budgets.
Implement client ADL, ISP, and behavior plans in a group home.
Organize schedule for swim lessons and kids camp.

Bureau director vs program director skills

Common bureau director skills

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

Common program director skills

Oversight, 9%
Social Work, 6%
Patients, 6%
Customer Service, 5%
Mental Health, 5%
Program Management, 5%