Co-president vs department chairperson

The differences between co-presidents and department chairpeople can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a co-president and a department chairperson. Additionally, a department chairperson has an average salary of $98,438, which is higher than the $46,218 average annual salary of a co-president.

The top three skills for a co-president include guest speakers, alumni and student organizations. The most important skills for a department chairperson are curriculum development, professional development, and classroom management.

Co-president vs department chairperson overview

	Co-President	Department Chairperson
Yearly salary	$46,218	$98,438
Hourly rate	$22.22	$47.33
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	31,953	33,511
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 81%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Co-president vs department chairperson salary

Co-presidents and department chairpeople have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Co-President	Department Chairperson
Average salary	$46,218	$98,438
Salary range	Between $13,000 And $162,000	Between $50,000 And $191,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Marshall University
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between co-president and department chairperson education

There are a few differences between a co-president and a department chairperson in terms of educational background:

	Co-President	Department Chairperson
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 81%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Psychology	Education
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Pennsylvania

Co-president vs department chairperson demographics

Here are the differences between co-presidents' and department chairpeople' demographics:

	Co-President	Department Chairperson
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 38.6% Female, 61.4%	Male, 45.5% Female, 54.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% Asian, 4.3% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 12.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 13.5% Asian, 4.2% White, 64.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between co-president and department chairperson duties and responsibilities

Co-president example responsibilities.

Set vision and strategy, oversee project conception, development and implementation and recruit and manage leadership team.
Work with all colleges in personnel recruitment, hiring, and management.
Recruit alumni member's family and friends to attend social and volunteer events in the area.
Organize lectures for academic development and learning or members and meetings for career discussions focuse on the work of linguistics alumni.
Develop and implement data-based and research-base instruction about language arts, mathematics, and tolerance education curriculum.
Develop and implement data-based and research-base instruction about language arts, mathematics, and tolerance education curriculum.

Department chairperson example responsibilities.

Manage the club's Facebook/Twitter accounts.
Lead meetings with ESL department teachers in which teachers collaborate on unit plan ideas, classroom strategies and student needs.
Manage the development of an alumni newsletter and coordinate with alumni to provide relevant content.
Manage both individual and organizational achievements for the members through involvement with the community, philanthropies, campus involvement, and scholarship
Negotiate and obtain clinical sites for PN and ADN programs.
Develop and deliver dynamic, rigorous lessons for high school economics classes.

Co-president vs department chairperson skills

Common co-president skills

Guest Speakers, 10%
Alumni, 9%
Student Organizations, 9%
Social Events, 8%
Outreach Events, 7%
Facebook, 5%

Common department chairperson skills

Curriculum Development, 15%
Professional Development, 14%
Classroom Management, 13%
Rehabilitation, 7%
Student Learning, 5%
Colleges, 4%

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