Conference director vs director

The differences between conference directors and directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a conference director, becoming a director takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a director has an average salary of $113,489, which is higher than the $64,405 average annual salary of a conference director.

The top three skills for a conference director include conference logistics, sponsorship packages and event planning. The most important skills for a director are healthcare, customer service, and oversight.

Conference director vs director overview

	Conference Director	Director
Yearly salary	$64,405	$113,489
Hourly rate	$30.96	$54.56
Growth rate	18%	8%
Number of jobs	5,250	230,711
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 78%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	38	40
Years of experience	2	6

Conference director vs director salary

Conference directors and directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Conference Director	Director
Average salary	$64,405	$113,489
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $99,000	Between $66,000 And $192,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Mayo Clinic
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between conference director and director education

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

	Conference Director	Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 78%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	San Diego State University	Stanford University

Conference director vs director demographics

Here are the differences between conference directors' and directors' demographics:

	Conference Director	Director
Average age	38	40
Gender ratio	Male, 36.7% Female, 63.3%	Male, 53.2% Female, 46.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 5.8% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 6.4% White, 65.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	16%	14%

Differences between conference director and director duties and responsibilities

Conference director example responsibilities.

Manage development of all CRM communications and materials.
Provide wine education for hotel staff and sales presentations to food and beverage executives.
Cause marketing fundraising events including film screenings, concerts and private donor VIP dinners.
Enrich social media intranet with bulletins on giveaways, surveys, and upcoming events.
Develop banquet menus, pricing, special food offerings and theme party menus with culinary staff.
Collaborate with marketing department on client ad sweepstakes, giveaways, logo usage and client branding.

Director example responsibilities.

Manage water metering programs for NYC and national portfolio.
Collaborate with the CPA to manage financials and reporting / distribution to physicians.
Manage OEM manufacturing partners for making bulk solutions, product fills and final packaging.
Lead company's first deep-fill structural project, bring company into EPA compliance, establish effective QA-QC program.
Develop company website entirely as well as wrote and manage the SEO and upkeep for overall site maintenance.
Manage the company's hotel portfolio operations and assets, including renovation, new build, conversions, and rebranding.

Conference director vs director skills

Common conference director skills

Conference Logistics, 14%
Sponsorship Packages, 8%
Event Planning, 8%
Conference Planning, 6%
Content Development, 5%
Audio Visual, 5%

Common director skills

Healthcare, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Oversight, 7%
Project Management, 6%
Human Resources, 4%
Business Development, 4%