Emergency management director vs natural hazards coordinator

The differences between emergency management directors and natural hazards coordinators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an emergency management director and a natural hazards coordinator. Additionally, an emergency management director has an average salary of $161,105, which is higher than the $42,073 average annual salary of a natural hazards coordinator.

The top three skills for an emergency management director include emergency preparedness, emergency management and public safety. The most important skills for a natural hazards coordinator are MSDS, household hazardous waste, and fire safety.

Emergency management director vs natural hazards coordinator overview

	Emergency Management Director	Natural Hazards Coordinator
Yearly salary	$161,105	$42,073
Hourly rate	$77.45	$20.23
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	88,282	15,984
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	6	6

Emergency management director vs natural hazards coordinator salary

Emergency management directors and natural hazards coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Emergency Management Director	Natural Hazards Coordinator
Average salary	$161,105	$42,073
Salary range	Between $72,000 And $358,000	Between $30,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	Springfield, IL	-
Highest paying state	Illinois	-
Best paying company	Saint Francis Health System	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between emergency management director and natural hazards coordinator education

There are a few differences between an emergency management director and a natural hazards coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Emergency Management Director	Natural Hazards Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Biology
Most common college	SUNY at Binghamton	SUNY at Binghamton

Emergency management director vs natural hazards coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between emergency management directors' and natural hazards coordinators' demographics:

	Emergency Management Director	Natural Hazards Coordinator
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 71.3% Female, 28.7%	Male, 60.2% Female, 39.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% Asian, 4.4% White, 69.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 8.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 11.5% Asian, 3.6% White, 70.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	26%	26%

Differences between emergency management director and natural hazards coordinator duties and responsibilities

Emergency management director example responsibilities.

Manage first aid clinic using EMT skills for injury's clinic visits, lose time, and light duty incidents.
Manage the strategic oversight and operational performance for the department.
Relay information to the appropriate first responder agency.
Communicate OSHA, NFPA and NIOSH standards to customer.
Participate in control burns as well as wildland firefighting.
Assist in training new ERT members in their initial classes and training.

Natural hazards coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage and organize all incoming/outgoing documents concerning the junior staff leadership program.
Perform secretarial functions including email communications to internal and external business partners, expense reports, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations.
Update inventory reports, perform audits of close appeals cases and assist with performance coaching within SharePoint applications.

Emergency management director vs natural hazards coordinator skills

Common emergency management director skills

Emergency Preparedness, 10%
Emergency Management, 8%
Public Safety, 8%
Emergency Response, 7%
Emergency Services, 6%
Disaster Response, 6%

Common natural hazards coordinator skills

MSDS, 57%
Household Hazardous Waste, 16%
Fire Safety, 12%
Hazardous Materials, 9%
DOT, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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