Community center director vs youth program manager

The differences between community center directors and youth program managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a community center director and a youth program manager. Additionally, a community center director has an average salary of $59,380, which is higher than the $53,856 average annual salary of a youth program manager.

The top three skills for a community center director include community outreach, CPR and community engagement. The most important skills for a youth program manager are youth program, youth development, and social work.

Community center director vs youth program manager overview

	Community Center Director	Youth Program Manager
Yearly salary	$59,380	$53,856
Hourly rate	$28.55	$25.89
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	43,915	89,576
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	6	6

Community center director vs youth program manager salary

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

	Community Center Director	Youth Program Manager
Average salary	$59,380	$53,856
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $108,000	Between $30,000 And $95,000
Highest paying City	East Palo Alto, CA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	California	New Jersey
Best paying company	Westside Regional Medical Center	Research Foundation of The City University of New York
Best paying industry	Education	Hospitality

Differences between community center director and youth program manager education

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

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

Community center director vs youth program manager demographics

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

	Community Center Director	Youth Program Manager
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 43.7% Female, 56.3%	Male, 43.2% Female, 56.8%
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, 11.8% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 5.2% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	14%	14%

Differences between community center director and youth program manager 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.

Youth program manager example responsibilities.

Manage alumni volunteer activities with the goal of expanding and enhancing alumni volunteer engagement.
Attend and provide input for annual ISP meetings for the upcoming service plans.
Make verbal and written reports weekly, quarterly, annually and attend client's ISP meetings.
Report metrics associate with assign compounds to QA management, clinical development clinical development staff, and contract research organization staff.
Establish and maintain student contact through Facebook, text messaging and other social networking.
Teach adult and youth bible study classes.- Assist with the conducting of Sunday morning worship.-Structure and organize church ministries

Community center director vs youth program manager skills

Common community center director skills

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

Common youth program manager skills

Youth Program, 14%
Youth Development, 11%
Social Work, 8%
Community Outreach, 7%
Kids, 7%
CPR, 6%

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