Early childhood services coordinator vs school administrator

The differences between early childhood services coordinators and school administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an early childhood services coordinator and a school administrator. Additionally, an early childhood services coordinator has an average salary of $48,738, which is higher than the $48,331 average annual salary of a school administrator.

The top three skills for an early childhood services coordinator include early intervention, child care and IFSP. The most important skills for a school administrator are student issues, student attendance, and curriculum development.

Early childhood services coordinator vs school administrator overview

	Early Childhood Services Coordinator	School Administrator
Yearly salary	$48,738	$48,331
Hourly rate	$23.43	$23.24
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	73,449	73,018
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Early childhood services coordinator vs school administrator salary

Early childhood services coordinators and school administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Early Childhood Services Coordinator	School Administrator
Average salary	$48,738	$48,331
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $71,000	Between $31,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	KIPP Northern California Public Schools
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between early childhood services coordinator and school administrator education

There are a few differences between an early childhood services coordinator and a school administrator in terms of educational background:

	Early Childhood Services Coordinator	School Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Elementary Education	Education
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Early childhood services coordinator vs school administrator demographics

Here are the differences between early childhood services coordinators' and school administrators' demographics:

	Early Childhood Services Coordinator	School Administrator
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 6.9% Female, 93.1%	Male, 40.6% Female, 59.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 4.4% White, 66.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 12.4% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 4.3% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between early childhood services coordinator and school administrator duties and responsibilities

Early childhood services coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage and coordinate the workload of the release team members and are responsible for organizing and hosting all production release windows.
Work with a team to write an IEP to guide the plan for each child.
Organize volunteer schedule for nursery and preschool age children.
Maintain schedule of client contacts as specified in the IFSP and meet establish goals/quotas for service delivery
Recruit and lead teams to assist in scheduling volunteers, preparing curriculum, and serving in nursery and preschool programming.
Coordinate patient evaluations and reviews in regards to Medicaid regulations.

School administrator example responsibilities.

Manage social media profiles through Facebook for important details and dates pertaining to HeartChase.
Provide administrative duties for Pre-K to 7th grade.
Perform presentations using Smartboard, Powerpoint, and Smilebox.
Lead teacher for pre-k class specializing in children with special needs.
Spearhead efforts to raise student literacy and math scores on standardize tests.
Assist or lead meetings including faculty, IEP, and RTI small group.

Early childhood services coordinator vs school administrator skills

Common early childhood services coordinator skills

Early Intervention, 12%
Child Care, 10%
IFSP, 8%
Child Development, 7%
Service Coordination, 7%
Intervention Services, 6%

Common school administrator skills

Student Issues, 21%
Student Attendance, 19%
Curriculum Development, 9%
Classroom Management, 6%
School Administration, 5%
Payroll, 4%

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