Institution director vs owner

The differences between institution directors and owners 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 an owner. Additionally, an institution director has an average salary of $111,614, which is higher than the $90,334 average annual salary of an owner.

The top three skills for an institution director include oversight, integrated marketing and professional development. The most important skills for an owner are customer service, payroll, and financial statements.

Institution director vs owner overview

	Institution Director	Owner
Yearly salary	$111,614	$90,334
Hourly rate	$53.66	$43.43
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	9,132	86,486
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
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 an owner do?

Owners, in the most basic sense, own the business, company, or organization. They are responsible for building the business. They create business plans and the general vision and mission of the company, set goals, work on these goals, and ensure that the business keeps running. They manage all aspects of their business, from finances to marketing to people, etc. When the business becomes stable, owners eventually hire more employees. As such, owners also become overseers who would ensure that the organization remains afloat.

Institution director vs owner salary

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

	Institution Director	Owner
Average salary	$111,614	$90,334
Salary range	Between $72,000 And $172,000	Between $60,000 And $135,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	New York, NY
Highest paying state	New York	New Jersey
Best paying company	United States Holocaust Memorial Museum	BP America Inc
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between institution director and owner education

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

	Institution Director	Owner
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Institution director vs owner demographics

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

	Institution Director	Owner
Average age	52	52
Gender ratio	Male, 56.3% Female, 43.7%	Male, 63.1% Female, 36.9%
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, 3.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% Asian, 7.5% White, 76.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between institution director and owner 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.

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Owner example responsibilities.

Manage web content and a PHP / MySQL application.
Create and develop a website to help clients easily manage their instagram account to gain exposure.
Execute all social media marketing and manage the company Facebook page/campaigns.
Manage human resource functions by generating payroll, scheduling and upholding company policies.
License Maryland home improvement contractor managing a small home improvement business that specializes in doors and windows.
Manage end to end business operations including hiring, scheduling visits, conducting customer consultations and performing pet visits.

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Institution director vs owner skills

Common institution director skills

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

Common owner skills

Customer Service, 25%
Payroll, 17%
Financial Statements, 8%
Product Development, 7%
Real Estate, 3%
Business Development, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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