High school vice principal vs principal investigator

The differences between high school vice principals and principal investigators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a high school vice principal and a principal investigator. Additionally, a high school vice principal has an average salary of $92,537, which is higher than the $84,635 average annual salary of a principal investigator.

The top three skills for a high school vice principal include classroom management, master schedule and student attendance. The most important skills for a principal investigator are patients, data collection, and project management.

High school vice principal vs principal investigator overview

	High School Vice Principal	Principal Investigator
Yearly salary	$92,537	$84,635
Hourly rate	$44.49	$40.69
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	89,276	44,475
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

High school vice principal vs principal investigator salary

High school vice principals and principal investigators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	High School Vice Principal	Principal Investigator
Average salary	$92,537	$84,635
Salary range	Between $66,000 And $128,000	Between $59,000 And $120,000
Highest paying City	Daly City, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	Envision	Incyte
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between high school vice principal and principal investigator education

There are a few differences between a high school vice principal and a principal investigator in terms of educational background:

	High School Vice Principal	Principal Investigator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	General Education, Specific Areas	Psychology
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

High school vice principal vs principal investigator demographics

Here are the differences between high school vice principals' and principal investigators' demographics:

	High School Vice Principal	Principal Investigator
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 71.4% Female, 28.6%	Male, 52.2% Female, 47.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.0% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 4.1% White, 64.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% Asian, 4.3% White, 66.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between high school vice principal and principal investigator duties and responsibilities

High school vice principal example responsibilities.

Facilitate teacher lead PBIS committee to implement effective school wide discipline campaigns and activities for students.
Establish and maintain relationships with colleges, community organizations, and other schools to coordinate educational services.
Establish and maintain relationships with colleges, community organizations, and other schools to coordinate educational services.

Principal investigator example responsibilities.

Serve chemistry project leads for two early-stage drug discovery projects.
Design, build and manage CADD, NMR and MRI facilities.
Attain IRB approval, recruit participants, analyze the data and present results
Manage outsource projects, and interact with vendors for API sourcing, and device components base on project needs.
Conduct research using industry standards: GCP, GLP, SORP and compliance with IRB.
Receive IRB approval and clearance for research

High school vice principal vs principal investigator skills

Common high school vice principal skills

Classroom Management, 29%
Master Schedule, 27%
Student Attendance, 25%
Administrative Functions, 14%
Professional Development, 5%

Common principal investigator skills

Patients, 10%
Data Collection, 9%
Project Management, 8%
Technical Reports, 6%
FDA, 4%
Data Analysis, 4%

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