Group director vs group manager

The differences between group directors and group managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 8-10 years to become a group director, becoming a group manager takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a group director has an average salary of $149,193, which is higher than the $118,324 average annual salary of a group manager.

The top three skills for a group director include oversight, healthcare and project management. The most important skills for a group manager are client facing, project management, and customer service.

Group director vs group manager overview

	Group Director	Group Manager
Yearly salary	$149,193	$118,324
Hourly rate	$71.73	$56.89
Growth rate	10%	6%
Number of jobs	89,420	263,616
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	39	44
Years of experience	10	6

What does a group director do?

A group director is responsible for monitoring the operations of a specific team in an organization, ensuring that the group meets daily targets, providing the highest customer satisfaction for the company's services. Group directors work with senior management to identify business opportunities that would bring more revenues and increase the company's profitability. They also handle the department's budgets, allocating adequate resources for every team to support project deliverables. A group director must have excellent communication and leadership skills, analyzing business functions, and developing strategic ways to increase productivity.

What does a group manager do?

Group Managers are employees who oversee a specific department, team, or any group in the company. They are usually tenured employees or industry experts. Group Managers oversee their team's performance and professional growth. They set clear, strategic goals for the team and create plans to reach these goals. They monitor the achievement of such goals and guide their team along the way. They also manage the team professionally. The coach team members train the employees if there are updates or new strategies and ensure that they remain engaged. They motivate their team to perform well and strive hard to reach group goals.

Group director vs group manager salary

Group directors and group managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Group Director	Group Manager
Average salary	$149,193	$118,324
Salary range	Between $99,000 And $224,000	Between $78,000 And $178,000
Highest paying City	Newark, NJ	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	New Jersey	New York
Best paying company	Apple	Google
Best paying industry	Finance	Finance

Differences between group director and group manager education

There are a few differences between a group director and a group manager in terms of educational background:

	Group Director	Group Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Georgia	University of Pennsylvania

Group director vs group manager demographics

Here are the differences between group directors' and group managers' demographics:

	Group Director	Group Manager
Average age	39	44
Gender ratio	Male, 64.6% Female, 35.4%	Male, 67.9% Female, 32.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between group director and group manager duties and responsibilities

Group director example responsibilities.

Manage business relate responsibilities such as employee relations, scheduling, payroll, and general center operations.
Manage treasury and wire transfer/electronic payments operations.
Manage the production operational readiness group and provide oversight for all delivery projects for the company.
Manage and monitor rehabilitation departments to ensure productivity thresholds are met and appropriate Medicare billing criteria document.
Create a Medicaid regulation requirements tracking grid for operational leads and underwriting to reference while drafting responses for new business proposals.
Manage inter-relationships between diverse work groups in the brewing, packaging and distribution departments relating to internal logistics and production scheduling.

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Group manager example responsibilities.

Manage SEO / paid media campaigns.
Manage the largest business intelligence portfolio, merchandising and pharmacy.
Establish PMO to manage significant interdependent assets align with strategic initiatives to ensure smooth interoperability and coordination.
Manage inter-relationships between diverse work groups in the brewing, packaging and distribution departments relating to internal logistics and production scheduling.
Manage payroll distribution process ensuring timeliness, accuracy, and confidentiality to protect client's privacy and prevent liability of exposure.
Maintain continuous alignment of architecture scope with strategic business objectives and drive modifications to enhance effectiveness toward end result.

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Group director vs group manager skills

Common group director skills

Oversight, 12%
Healthcare, 10%
Project Management, 9%
Direct Reports, 7%
Digital Marketing, 5%
Process Improvement, 4%

Common group manager skills

Client Facing, 13%
Project Management, 7%
Customer Service, 6%
Client Relationships, 6%
Process Improvement, 5%
Continuous Improvement, 5%

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