Community center director vs center director

The differences between community center directors and center directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a community center director, becoming a center director takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a center director has an average salary of $106,505, which is higher than the $59,380 average annual salary of a community center director.

The top three skills for a community center director include community outreach, CPR and community engagement. The most important skills for a center director are customer service, oversight, and proficiency testing.

Community center director vs center director overview

	Community Center Director	Center Director
Yearly salary	$59,380	$106,505
Hourly rate	$28.55	$51.20
Growth rate	12%	8%
Number of jobs	43,915	62,348
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	45	47
Years of experience	6	4

Community center director vs center director salary

Community center directors and center directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Community Center Director	Center Director
Average salary	$59,380	$106,505
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $108,000	Between $65,000 And $172,000
Highest paying City	East Palo Alto, CA	Newark, DE
Highest paying state	California	Rhode Island
Best paying company	Westside Regional Medical Center	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Best paying industry	Education	-

Differences between community center director and center director education

There are a few differences between a community center director and a center director in terms of educational background:

	Community Center Director	Center Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Community center director vs center director demographics

Here are the differences between community center directors' and center directors' demographics:

	Community Center Director	Center Director
Average age	45	47
Gender ratio	Male, 43.7% Female, 56.3%	Male, 29.0% Female, 71.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 5.2% White, 62.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 4.4% White, 64.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	14%	16%

Differences between community center director and center director duties and responsibilities

Community center director example responsibilities.

Manage delivery of quality early childhood education programs by establishing an environment of learning and maintaining the integrity of the programs.
Implement systems to more collaboratively and effectively develop department and area budgets for staff payroll, operations, and capital projects.
Represent the university in various environments addressing the HIV epidemic in Virginia.

Center director example responsibilities.

Manage programs provide by SDE, DMH, DHS.
Design, implement and manage day-to-day operation of the 21st CCLC grant support afterschool program.
Manage daily operations of NAEYC accredit childcare center.
Manage daily operation for a family-own business with responsibility for sales, production, and administrative functions including payroll.
Manage delivery of quality early childhood education programs by establishing an environment of learning and maintaining the integrity of the programs.
Lead a staff of 76 FTE's.

Community center director vs center director skills

Common community center director skills

Community Outreach, 15%
CPR, 9%
Community Engagement, 9%
Social Work, 7%
Strategic Plan, 7%
Facility Maintenance, 5%

Common center director skills

Customer Service, 12%
Oversight, 8%
Proficiency Testing, 6%
Center Management, 6%
State Regulations, 6%
Federal Regulations, 6%

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