Director vs group director

The differences between directors and group 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 director, becoming a group director takes usually requires 8-10 years. Additionally, a group director has an average salary of $149,193, which is higher than the $113,489 average annual salary of a director.

The top three skills for a director include healthcare, customer service and oversight. The most important skills for a group director are oversight, healthcare, and project management.

Director vs group director overview

	Director	Group Director
Yearly salary	$113,489	$149,193
Hourly rate	$54.56	$71.73
Growth rate	8%	10%
Number of jobs	230,711	89,420
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	40	39
Years of experience	6	10

What does a director do?

Directors work in show business, whether in a film, a television show, or a theatre production. They are responsible for bringing the material to life. They work with the writers to get a clear vision of how the production should look. They lead the production team in planning for the production, identifying filming or rehearsing schedules, casting for roles, and other aspects that need to be decided upon. Directors provide direction to the actors to ensure that the actors understand their role and will be able to effectively convey emotions to the audience. They also manage all other crew members and communicate their expectations clearly so that everyone on the set is working towards one vision.

What does a group director do?

A group director is responsible for monitoring the operations of a specific team in an organization, ensuring that the group meets daily targets, providing the highest customer satisfaction for the company's services. Group directors work with senior management to identify business opportunities that would bring more revenues and increase the company's profitability. They also handle the department's budgets, allocating adequate resources for every team to support project deliverables. A group director must have excellent communication and leadership skills, analyzing business functions, and developing strategic ways to increase productivity.

Director vs group director salary

Directors and group directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Director	Group Director
Average salary	$113,489	$149,193
Salary range	Between $66,000 And $192,000	Between $99,000 And $224,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Newark, NJ
Highest paying state	New York	New Jersey
Best paying company	Mayo Clinic	Apple
Best paying industry	Finance	Finance

Differences between director and group director education

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

	Director	Group Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Georgia

Director vs group director demographics

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

	Director	Group Director
Average age	40	39
Gender ratio	Male, 53.2% Female, 46.8%	Male, 64.6% Female, 35.4%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	14%	10%

Differences between director and group director duties and responsibilities

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.

Group director example responsibilities.

Manage business relate responsibilities such as employee relations, scheduling, payroll, and general center operations.
Manage treasury and wire transfer/electronic payments operations.
Manage the production operational readiness group and provide oversight for all delivery projects for the company.
Manage and monitor rehabilitation departments to ensure productivity thresholds are met and appropriate Medicare billing criteria document.
Create a Medicaid regulation requirements tracking grid for operational leads and underwriting to reference while drafting responses for new business proposals.
Manage inter-relationships between diverse work groups in the brewing, packaging and distribution departments relating to internal logistics and production scheduling.

Director vs group director skills

Common director skills

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

Common group director skills

Oversight, 12%
Healthcare, 10%
Project Management, 9%
Direct Reports, 7%
Digital Marketing, 5%
Process Improvement, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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