Director of public safety vs chief of staff

The differences between directors of public safety and chiefs of staff can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a director of public safety and a chief of staff. Additionally, a chief of staff has an average salary of $130,835, which is higher than the $71,271 average annual salary of a director of public safety.

The top three skills for a director of public safety include patrol, criminal justice and emergency management. The most important skills for a chief of staff are PET, team support, and project management.

Director of public safety vs chief of staff overview

	Director Of Public Safety	Chief Of Staff
Yearly salary	$71,271	$130,835
Hourly rate	$34.26	$62.90
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	30,380	124,272
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	52	52
Years of experience	-	-

Director of public safety vs chief of staff salary

Directors of public safety and chiefs of staff have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Director Of Public Safety	Chief Of Staff
Average salary	$71,271	$130,835
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $132,000	Between $85,000 And $200,000
Highest paying City	Foster City, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	New Jersey	California
Best paying company	Gilead Sciences	Lyft
Best paying industry	-	Start-up

Differences between director of public safety and chief of staff education

There are a few differences between a director of public safety and a chief of staff in terms of educational background:

	Director Of Public Safety	Chief Of Staff
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Director of public safety vs chief of staff demographics

Here are the differences between directors of public safety' and chiefs of staff' demographics:

	Director Of Public Safety	Chief Of Staff
Average age	52	52
Gender ratio	Male, 88.3% Female, 11.7%	Male, 62.0% Female, 38.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 7.6% White, 76.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 7.8% White, 76.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between director of public safety and chief of staff duties and responsibilities

Director of public safety example responsibilities.

Manage staffs' investigations and prosecutions involving violations of FINRA, NASD, NYSE rules and federal securities laws.
Achieve successful recoveries against insurers on environmental litigation.
Lead corporate wide development of a severance pay plan that dramatically reduce employee litigation.
Manage domestic and international travel arrangements including transportation, lodging, and logistics for individuals and groups utilizing travel management systems.
Provide strategic leadership and planning for the environmental nonprofit's commercial energy efficiency services, program design, and program implementation.
Participate in numerous combat operations providing security for key U.S. and NATO personnel and equipment while deploy overseas to Afghanistan.

Chief of staff example responsibilities.

Lead headquarters (HQ) operations staff.
Manage the G3's fiscal year budget planning, formulation, and execution.
Supervise the G2 administrative section and maintain and manage the G2 budget and material resources.
Manage the predeployment training and the deployment process to receiving commands, and subsequent redeployment and deactivation.
Manage budgets of $75,000 to $22 million paying keen attention to cost containment and ROI.
Credit for managing and improving the HAZMAT program, which serve as a benchmark example for the base community.

Director of public safety vs chief of staff skills

Common director of public safety skills

Patrol, 14%
Criminal Justice, 9%
Emergency Management, 6%
Oversight, 6%
Law Enforcement Agencies, 4%
CPR, 4%

Common chief of staff skills

PET, 15%
Team Support, 11%
Project Management, 8%
Oversight, 7%
Direct Reports, 6%
Marketing Campaigns, 6%

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