Director of first impression vs project director

The differences between directors of first impression and project directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a project director has an average salary of $107,396, which is higher than the $46,058 average annual salary of a director of first impression.

The top three skills for a director of first impression include customer service, front desk and phone calls. The most important skills for a project director are project management, oversight, and customer satisfaction.

Director of first impression vs project director overview

	Director Of First Impression	Project Director
Yearly salary	$46,058	$107,396
Hourly rate	$22.14	$51.63
Growth rate	-8%	-
Number of jobs	20,410	116,968
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	-

Director of first impression vs project director salary

Directors of first impression and project directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Director Of First Impression	Project Director
Average salary	$46,058	$107,396
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $78,000	Between $70,000 And $162,000
Highest paying City	-	Las Vegas, NV
Highest paying state	-	Nevada
Best paying company	-	Fried Frank
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between director of first impression and project director education

There are a few differences between a director of first impression and a project director in terms of educational background:

	Director Of First Impression	Project Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Director of first impression vs project director demographics

Here are the differences between directors of first impression' and project directors' demographics:

	Director Of First Impression	Project Director
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 12.0% Female, 88.0%	Male, 56.2% Female, 43.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% Asian, 7.4% White, 66.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 7.5% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between director of first impression and project director duties and responsibilities

Director of first impression example responsibilities.

Manage Salesforce CRM database, identifying potential new clients.
Supervise, hire and schedule front line staff to ensure good work ethics are followed and achieve.
Manage domestic and international travel arrangements including transportation, lodging, and logistics for individuals and groups utilizing travel management systems.
Detail progress notes in CRM system.
Create excel spreadsheets for client events and PowerPoint slides for appointments.
Aid in the management of the Keller Williams Hoover Facebook account.

Project director example responsibilities.

Provide direction and guidance to Americas regional executives with all aspects of managing their regions in order to achieve business goals.
Manage commercial real estate, adaptive reuse development project.
Create, maintain, and manage software development project schedules according to PMI standards.
Manage customer service center issues spanning Americas, European, and Asian delivery centers.
Refine and develop strong/functional on-site OCI management teams to ensure project EPC objectives are achieve.
Manage offshore / onshore test teams through entire SDLC for major, minor and hotfix releases.

Director of first impression vs project director skills

Common director of first impression skills

Customer Service, 15%
Front Desk, 15%
Phone Calls, 12%
Data Entry, 9%
Scheduling Appointments, 6%
Telephone Calls, 3%

Common project director skills

Project Management, 20%
Oversight, 19%
Customer Satisfaction, 8%
HR, 5%
Adaptive, 5%
ERP, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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