Institution director vs deputy director

The differences between institution directors and deputy directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both an institution director and a deputy director. Additionally, an institution director has an average salary of $111,614, which is higher than the $100,190 average annual salary of a deputy director.

The top three skills for an institution director include oversight, integrated marketing and professional development. The most important skills for a deputy director are oversight, policy development, and customer service.

Institution director vs deputy director overview

	Institution Director	Deputy Director
Yearly salary	$111,614	$100,190
Hourly rate	$53.66	$48.17
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	9,132	41,439
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	52	52
Years of experience	-	-

What does an institution director do?

An institutional research coordinator is typically responsible for maintaining, monitoring, and assessing instructional databases to support and evaluate an institutional research, long term-planning, and decision making ideas of a researcher or a team. They help with other divisions' or departments' research-related activities, collect and interpret data, and provide technical support for teachers, researchers, and other coordinators. Also, they must monitor documents and research materials to ensure that they are used correctly.

What does a deputy director do?

Deputy directors supervise a team of workers and oversee the daily functions of their organizations. They coordinate with the company's executive director in preparing long-term strategies to achieve organizational goals. It is their job to make sure that these goals are met through the company's available resources. They aid alliances so that conversation objectives will be achieved. When complex issues arise, they collaborate with scientists and policy experts for resolution.

Institution director vs deputy director salary

Institution directors and deputy directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Institution Director	Deputy Director
Average salary	$111,614	$100,190
Salary range	Between $72,000 And $172,000	Between $57,000 And $174,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Olympia, WA
Highest paying state	New York	New Jersey
Best paying company	United States Holocaust Memorial Museum	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Best paying industry	Health Care	Government

Differences between institution director and deputy director education

There are a few differences between an institution director and a deputy director in terms of educational background:

	Institution Director	Deputy Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Institution director vs deputy director demographics

Here are the differences between institution directors' and deputy directors' demographics:

	Institution Director	Deputy Director
Average age	52	52
Gender ratio	Male, 56.3% Female, 43.7%	Male, 64.6% Female, 35.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.6% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Asian, 7.4% White, 76.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 7.7% White, 76.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between institution director and deputy director duties and responsibilities

Institution director example responsibilities.

Lead the team toward delivering break-even EBITDA through focus on product mix, e-commerce growth, margin expansion and expense reduction.
Represent the IRB at relevant meetings.
Obtain financial and quality outcomes for Neuroscience relate programs system wide.
Develop bank's fix income securities sales activities for regions in tri-state area.
Mentore elementary school students as part of a unique partnership between the outreach ministry and the DISD.
Provide guidance and training to staff on IRB management and procedures, and oversee educational outreach to the research community.

Deputy director example responsibilities.

Manage ISO and OFCCP compliance.
Manage the cleaning and horticulture operation for NYC's highways.
Manage alarm reports and notification to QA from cGMP equipment and critical systems.
Establish and lead engineering-wide functions such as technical publications, source code management and release processes, and QA.
Manage all CIO time and team resource allocation decisions to ensure the CIO addressed the highest priorities across the company.
Manage payroll department operations and staff while assessing procedures and processes as necessary.

Institution director vs deputy director skills

Common institution director skills

Oversight, 18%
Integrated Marketing, 8%
Professional Development, 7%
Strategic Plan, 6%
IRB, 6%
Rehabilitation, 3%

Common deputy director skills

Oversight, 11%
Policy Development, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
Human Resources, 6%
Project Management, 5%
Public Health, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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