Education site manager vs center director

The differences between education site managers and center directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an education site manager and a center director. Additionally, a center director has an average salary of $106,505, which is higher than the $62,642 average annual salary of an education site manager.

Education site manager vs center director overview

	Education Site Manager	Center Director
Yearly salary	$62,642	$106,505
Hourly rate	$30.12	$51.20
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	22,073	62,348
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Education site manager vs center director salary

Education site managers and center directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Education Site Manager	Center Director
Average salary	$62,642	$106,505
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $107,000	Between $65,000 And $172,000
Highest paying City	-	Newark, DE
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between education site manager and center director education

There are a few differences between an education site manager and a center director in terms of educational background:

	Education Site Manager	Center Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Education	Business
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of Pennsylvania

Education site manager vs center director demographics

Here are the differences between education site managers' and center directors' demographics:

	Education Site Manager	Center Director
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 38.2% Female, 61.8%	Male, 29.0% Female, 71.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% Asian, 4.2% White, 65.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 4.4% White, 64.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between education site manager and center director duties and responsibilities

Education site manager example responsibilities.

Lead project management team in development/execution of conferences and enduring CME -accredite programs.
Design curricula and teach courses in development of oral and written communication skills, mathematics and general educational development for adults.
Integrate a customer relationship management application for improve tracking and communication for all study abroad relate students and activities.

Center director example responsibilities.

Manage programs provide by SDE, DMH, DHS.
Design, implement and manage day-to-day operation of the 21st CCLC grant support afterschool program.
Manage daily operations of NAEYC accredit childcare center.
Manage daily operation for a family-own business with responsibility for sales, production, and administrative functions including payroll.
Manage delivery of quality early childhood education programs by establishing an environment of learning and maintaining the integrity of the programs.
Lead a staff of 76 FTE's.

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Updated January 8, 2025

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