Group worker vs program lead

The differences between group workers and program leads can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a group worker and a program lead. Additionally, a program lead has an average salary of $100,727, which is higher than the $44,251 average annual salary of a group worker.

The top three skills for a group worker include transport residents, mental health and juvenile offenders. The most important skills for a program lead are project management, HR, and work ethic.

Group worker vs program lead overview

	Group Worker	Program Lead
Yearly salary	$44,251	$100,727
Hourly rate	$21.27	$48.43
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	30,214	61,632
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Group worker vs program lead salary

Group workers and program leads have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Group Worker	Program Lead
Average salary	$44,251	$100,727
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $68,000	Between $59,000 And $171,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Netflix
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between group worker and program lead education

There are a few differences between a group worker and a program lead in terms of educational background:

	Group Worker	Program Lead
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	California State University - Long Beach	Northwestern University

Group worker vs program lead demographics

Here are the differences between group workers' and program leads' demographics:

	Group Worker	Program Lead
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 50.1% Female, 49.9%	Male, 40.9% Female, 59.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 5.2% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 5.1% White, 62.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between group worker and program lead duties and responsibilities

Group worker example responsibilities.

Lead a successful group of kids by ensuring safety and behavioral expectations are met and providing structure and organize educational activities.
Provide tutoring services to low income LAUSD youth (K5).
Maintain current knowledge of policies and procedures, CPR and first aid certification.
Lead a successful group of kids by ensuring safety and behavioral expectations are met and providing structure and organize educational activities.
Provide supervision to paraprofessionals to ensure Medicaid compliance, timely completion of paperwork, quality assurance and attendance.

Program lead example responsibilities.

Assess instructor effectiveness in achieving client ISP objectives.
Manage security and access policies base upon operational need-to-know and DOD regulations and requirements
Conduct daily clinical documentation audits, manage consumer financial accounts, provide oversight and approval for all treatment and discharge planning.
Up to date on CPR, trauma medical aid and restraints holds.
Know basics of first aid and CPR, have not receive certification yet.
Evaluate quarterly expenditure reports and project budgets, and release money to local NGOs.

Group worker vs program lead skills

Common group worker skills

Transport Residents, 17%
Mental Health, 16%
Juvenile Offenders, 7%
Program Culture, 6%
Crisis Intervention, 5%
Behavior Management, 5%

Common program lead skills

Project Management, 13%
HR, 11%
Work Ethic, 10%
CPR, 8%
Customer Satisfaction, 7%
Customer Service, 5%