Grant officer vs development director

The differences between grant officers and development directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a grant officer and a development director. Additionally, a development director has an average salary of $107,044, which is higher than the $62,929 average annual salary of a grant officer.

The top three skills for a grant officer include federal regulations, financial reports and grants management. The most important skills for a development director are digital marketing, oversight, and patients.

Grant officer vs development director overview

	Grant Officer	Development Director
Yearly salary	$62,929	$107,044
Hourly rate	$30.25	$51.46
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	57,185	63,008
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Grant officer vs development director salary

Grant officers and development directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Grant Officer	Development Director
Average salary	$62,929	$107,044
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $86,000	Between $64,000 And $177,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	New Jersey	New Jersey
Best paying company	Eurasia Foundation	Cornerstone Research
Best paying industry	Non Profits	-

Differences between grant officer and development director education

There are a few differences between a grant officer and a development director in terms of educational background:

	Grant Officer	Development Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Grant officer vs development director demographics

Here are the differences between grant officers' and development directors' demographics:

	Grant Officer	Development Director
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 41.3% Female, 58.7%	Male, 50.2% Female, 49.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 5.1% White, 74.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 6.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 74.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between grant officer and development director duties and responsibilities

Grant officer example responsibilities.

Organize and manage PowerPoint presentations used for business development and site visits.
Ensure compliance with AECOM policies and procedures and USAID regulations.
Track and ensure the implementation of DAI payment and procurement in compliance with USAID regulations.
Provide oversight and management of pre-award and post-award grant and contract administration for non-profit community outreach organization.
Work with BIA, I.H.S., EPA, HUD, and NAHSDA awards.
Propose adjusting entries to correct variances so that all PeopleSoft expense accounts would be correctly state.

Development director example responsibilities.

Manage CRM program for coordination and partnerships with marketing resources.
Manage website re-launch, create communications plan, co-le rebranding taskforce.
Manage clients and internal production team to meet budget and scope of contract eLearning solutions.
Help manage the CRM system with input and output for the resource development department and the entire organization.
Manage analytical method validation and method transfer to QC and CMOs for APIs, excipients, and finish products.
Hire, manage and train a team of six sourcing professionals as well as a team of 3 QA managers.

Grant officer vs development director skills

Common grant officer skills

Federal Regulations, 11%
Financial Reports, 10%
Grants Management, 8%
Cooperative Agreements, 8%
Intellectual Property, 7%
NSF, 6%

Common development director skills

Digital Marketing, 8%
Oversight, 6%
Patients, 6%
Lead Generation, 5%
ROI, 4%
Project Management, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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