City councilman vs executive director

The differences between city councilmen and executive directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes More than 10 years to become a city councilman, becoming an executive director takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an executive director has an average salary of $127,956, which is higher than the $58,947 average annual salary of a city councilman.

The top three skills for a city councilman include public safety, public speaking and city budget. The most important skills for an executive director are oversight, patients, and customer service.

City councilman vs executive director overview

	City Councilman	Executive Director
Yearly salary	$58,947	$127,956
Hourly rate	$28.34	$61.52
Growth rate	6%	-8%
Number of jobs	5,129	97,471
Job satisfaction	-	4.5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	52	49
Years of experience	-	4

City councilman vs executive director salary

City councilmen and executive directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	City Councilman	Executive Director
Average salary	$58,947	$127,956
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $125,000	Between $76,000 And $213,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Genentech
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between city councilman and executive director education

There are a few differences between a city councilman and an executive director in terms of educational background:

	City Councilman	Executive Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

City councilman vs executive director demographics

Here are the differences between city councilmen' and executive directors' demographics:

	City Councilman	Executive Director
Average age	52	49
Gender ratio	Male, 91.5% Female, 8.5%	Male, 47.0% Female, 53.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.6% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Asian, 7.4% White, 77.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% Asian, 5.0% White, 71.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	12%	10%

Differences between city councilman and executive director duties and responsibilities

City councilman example responsibilities.

Manage and oversight of budgeting, marketing, personnel management, grant writing.
Administrate and secure lease-purchase financing for sanitary sewer improvements project.
Guarantee FAA compliance with all safety ordinances/requirements.

Executive director example responsibilities.

Manage 10 department heads who supervise a staff of 350 FTE's.
Develop and manage sales teams to assure the highest ROI on the client's investment.
Create and manage a call center for lead programs to support the prospecting activity needs of the FSR.
Freelance blogging to increase website views and ultimately to turn organic content into leads and ROI for small businesses.
Market and manage group and individual insurance programs including health, life, disability, long term care and annuities.
Major accomplishment are to achieve initial NAEYC accreditation.

City councilman vs executive director skills

Common city councilman skills

Public Safety, 41%
Public Speaking, 11%
City Budget, 9%
City Ordinances, 9%
City Government, 8%
Community Development, 6%

Common executive director skills

Oversight, 10%
Patients, 9%
Customer Service, 5%
Financial Management, 5%
Business Development, 4%
Home Health, 4%

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