Curriculum director vs program director

The differences between curriculum directors and program directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a curriculum director, becoming a program director takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a program director has an average salary of $80,664, which is higher than the $64,446 average annual salary of a curriculum director.

The top three skills for a curriculum director include classroom management, curriculum development and professional development workshops. The most important skills for a program director are oversight, social work, and patients.

Curriculum director vs program director overview

	Curriculum Director	Program Director
Yearly salary	$64,446	$80,664
Hourly rate	$30.98	$38.78
Growth rate	5%	8%
Number of jobs	5,552	82,810
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	47	40
Years of experience	4	6

Curriculum director vs program director salary

Curriculum directors and program directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Curriculum Director	Program Director
Average salary	$64,446	$80,664
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $91,000	Between $50,000 And $129,000
Highest paying City	Bridgeport, CT	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Connecticut	Georgia
Best paying company	CFA Institute	Mayo Clinic
Best paying industry	Non Profits	Technology

Differences between curriculum director and program director education

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

	Curriculum Director	Program Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Education	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Curriculum director vs program director demographics

Here are the differences between curriculum directors' and program directors' demographics:

	Curriculum Director	Program Director
Average age	47	40
Gender ratio	Male, 28.7% Female, 71.3%	Male, 41.4% Female, 58.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 4.4% White, 65.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.4% White, 65.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	16%	14%

Differences between curriculum director and program director duties and responsibilities

Curriculum director example responsibilities.

Assist in maintaining DOD certification and assist in achieving and retaining national accreditation.
Create and deliver differentiate instruction for ESL students at the school.
Increase state assessment (FCAT) mathematics scores by one grade level by implementing effective research-base math programs and data-driven meetings.
Provide course instruction for advance anatomy and physiology, medical terminology and HIPAA.
Develop requirements for educational statistics and geometry software.

Program director example responsibilities.

Manage personnel performing SAS programming, technical document preparation and quality assurance.
Manage program budgets and supervise staff to ensure that immunization and registry activities are successfully implement.
Manage direct support professionals serving adult populations for persons with mental health, developmental disabilities and children with autism.
Manage day-to-day oversight and management involving planning, programming, execution, distribution, and analysis for assign organizations budgets.
Implement client ADL, ISP, and behavior plans in a group home.
Organize schedule for swim lessons and kids camp.

Curriculum director vs program director skills

Common curriculum director skills

Classroom Management, 16%
Curriculum Development, 10%
Professional Development Workshops, 6%
K-12, 6%
Mathematics, 5%
Staff Development, 4%

Common program director skills

Oversight, 9%
Social Work, 6%
Patients, 6%
Customer Service, 5%
Mental Health, 5%
Program Management, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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