Health director vs director

The differences between health directors and directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a health director and a director. Additionally, a director has an average salary of $113,489, which is higher than the $89,244 average annual salary of a health director.

The top three skills for a health director include patients, home health and oversight. The most important skills for a director are healthcare, customer service, and oversight.

Health director vs director overview

	Health Director	Director
Yearly salary	$89,244	$113,489
Hourly rate	$42.91	$54.56
Growth rate	28%	8%
Number of jobs	81,038	230,711
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	47	40
Years of experience	6	6

What does a health director do?

A Health Director is responsible for developing health programs for disease prevention and the promotion of good health practices. They must keep health records and ensure excellent health facility maintenance.

What does a director do?

Directors work in show business, whether in a film, a television show, or a theatre production. They are responsible for bringing the material to life. They work with the writers to get a clear vision of how the production should look. They lead the production team in planning for the production, identifying filming or rehearsing schedules, casting for roles, and other aspects that need to be decided upon. Directors provide direction to the actors to ensure that the actors understand their role and will be able to effectively convey emotions to the audience. They also manage all other crew members and communicate their expectations clearly so that everyone on the set is working towards one vision.

Health director vs director salary

Health directors and directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Health Director	Director
Average salary	$89,244	$113,489
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $142,000	Between $66,000 And $192,000
Highest paying City	Greenwich, CT	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Connecticut	New York
Best paying company	Amgen	Mayo Clinic
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between health director and director education

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

	Health Director	Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Health director vs director demographics

Here are the differences between health directors' and directors' demographics:

	Health Director	Director
Average age	47	40
Gender ratio	Male, 35.3% Female, 64.7%	Male, 53.2% Female, 46.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 7.1% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 6.4% White, 65.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	12%	14%

Differences between health director and director duties and responsibilities

Health director example responsibilities.

Manage accreditation process with AAHC, JCAHO, Medicare, HIPAA, AOA, ACGME, RRC, and individual payers.
Manage the agency's daily operations to ensure CMS compliance.
Manage EHS activities for manufacturing plants, global sourcing centers, and customer sites.
Initiate sentinel system allowing company to proactively manage reimbursement reductions impose by state Medicaid programs.
Manage multiple patients, assessing ability to continue living independently or moving to higher acuity care.
Conduct staff training regarding first aid, CPR, a.

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Director example responsibilities.

Manage water metering programs for NYC and national portfolio.
Collaborate with the CPA to manage financials and reporting / distribution to physicians.
Manage OEM manufacturing partners for making bulk solutions, product fills and final packaging.
Lead company's first deep-fill structural project, bring company into EPA compliance, establish effective QA-QC program.
Develop company website entirely as well as wrote and manage the SEO and upkeep for overall site maintenance.
Manage the company's hotel portfolio operations and assets, including renovation, new build, conversions, and rebranding.

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Health director vs director skills

Common health director skills

Patients, 13%
Home Health, 9%
Oversight, 8%
Patient Care, 6%
Social Work, 5%
CPR, 4%

Common director skills

Healthcare, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Oversight, 7%
Project Management, 6%
Human Resources, 4%
Business Development, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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