Cruise director vs director of entertainment

The differences between cruise directors and directors of entertainment can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a director of entertainment has an average salary of $101,163, which is higher than the $44,713 average annual salary of a cruise director.

The top three skills for a cruise director include safety procedures, bingo and game shows. The most important skills for a director of entertainment are facebook, business development, and booking.

Cruise director vs director of entertainment overview

	Cruise Director	Director Of Entertainment
Yearly salary	$44,713	$101,163
Hourly rate	$21.50	$48.64
Growth rate	10%	8%
Number of jobs	4,748	5,768
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	34	40
Years of experience	-	6

Cruise director vs director of entertainment salary

Cruise directors and directors of entertainment have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cruise Director	Director Of Entertainment
Average salary	$44,713	$101,163
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $82,000	Between $67,000 And $152,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between cruise director and director of entertainment education

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

	Cruise Director	Director Of Entertainment
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	Stanford University

Cruise director vs director of entertainment demographics

Here are the differences between cruise directors' and directors of entertainment' demographics:

	Cruise Director	Director Of Entertainment
Average age	34	40
Gender ratio	Male, 53.8% Female, 46.2%	Male, 66.3% Female, 33.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 9.9% White, 67.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.4% White, 65.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	14%

Differences between cruise director and director of entertainment duties and responsibilities

Cruise director example responsibilities.

Manage recreation staff and programming for assist living and rehabilitation and skil nursing facilities.
Act as in-house DJ, orchestrating an inviting an energetic atmosphere for onboard events.
Implement a comprehensive counselor in training program to ensure consistent leadership by helping campers with developing productive and positive life skills.
Schedule, recruit coaches/players/officials and supervise youth soccer, basketball and baseball programs.

Director of entertainment example responsibilities.

Manage the day-to-day operations with IATSE technicians of the show.
Manage all entertainment for venue while bartending on high volume nights.
Manage VIP host, bottle service bookings, and graphic designers duties.
Define and manage performance metrics (ROI) on sales call center metrics, globally
Manage 1200 union, non-union and non-profit group employees including hiring, scheduling and training for a NFL stadium.
Manage domestic and international travel arrangements including transportation, lodging, and logistics for individuals and groups utilizing travel management systems.

Cruise director vs director of entertainment skills

Common cruise director skills

Safety Procedures, 23%
Bingo, 11%
Game Shows, 10%
Cruise Lines, 9%
Social Events, 5%
Caribbean, 5%

Common director of entertainment skills

Facebook, 18%
Business Development, 16%
Booking, 14%
ROI, 7%
Market Research, 3%
Ticket Sales, 3%

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