Community center director vs executive director

The differences between community center directors and executive 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 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 $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 an executive director are oversight, patients, and customer service.

Community center director vs executive director overview

	Community Center Director	Executive Director
Yearly salary	$59,380	$127,956
Hourly rate	$28.55	$61.52
Growth rate	12%	-8%
Number of jobs	43,915	97,471
Job satisfaction	-	4.5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	45	49
Years of experience	6	4

Community center director vs executive director salary

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

	Community Center Director	Executive Director
Average salary	$59,380	$127,956
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $108,000	Between $76,000 And $213,000
Highest paying City	East Palo Alto, CA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	California	New York
Best paying company	Westside Regional Medical Center	Genentech
Best paying industry	Education	Finance

Differences between community center director and executive director education

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

	Community Center Director	Executive Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Community center director vs executive director demographics

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

	Community Center Director	Executive Director
Average age	45	49
Gender ratio	Male, 43.7% Female, 56.3%	Male, 47.0% Female, 53.0%
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, 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	14%	10%

Differences between community center director and executive 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.

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.

Community center director vs executive 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 executive director skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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