Institution director vs vice president

The differences between institution directors and vice presidents 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 vice president. Additionally, a vice president has an average salary of $158,637, which is higher than the $111,614 average annual salary of an institution director.

The top three skills for an institution director include oversight, integrated marketing and professional development. The most important skills for a vice president are healthcare, oversight, and project management.

Institution director vs vice president overview

	Institution Director	Vice President
Yearly salary	$111,614	$158,637
Hourly rate	$53.66	$76.27
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	9,132	119,530
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
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 vice president do?

Vice presidents are usually considered the second-in-command in the organization, depending on the organization structure. They take over when the president is unavailable to fulfill duties. They may also represent the organization in external events and other official functions. They are important members of the boardroom, and their opinions are usually sought after as well. Vice presidents are usually poised to follow the president's footsteps in the organization, especially if the president is nearing retirement. They also make urgent and crucial decisions when the president is not available to do so. Vice presidents must have strong business acumen, decision-making skills, and professionalism.

Institution director vs vice president salary

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

	Institution Director	Vice President
Average salary	$111,614	$158,637
Salary range	Between $72,000 And $172,000	Between $107,000 And $235,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	New York	New York
Best paying company	United States Holocaust Memorial Museum	Brookfield Properties
Best paying industry	Health Care	Manufacturing

Differences between institution director and vice president education

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

	Institution Director	Vice President
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Institution director vs vice president demographics

Here are the differences between institution directors' and vice presidents' demographics:

	Institution Director	Vice President
Average age	52	52
Gender ratio	Male, 56.3% Female, 43.7%	Male, 65.8% Female, 34.2%
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 vice president 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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Vice president example responsibilities.

Develop and implement global SOX methodology, manage risk assessment and testing, evaluate deficiencies and lead remediation efforts.
Manage $54MM loan portfolio of problem assets with the goal to implement strategies of rehabilitation, exit and/or liquidation.
Manage day-to-day operations, marketing, record keeping, insurance billing, human resources, budgeting, and HIPAA compliance.
Manage the web design, PPC, social media marketing, SEO, traditional and digital marketing, and customer experience.
Manage FDA regulate manufacturing division.
Manage QuickBooks; implement budget/variance tracking and reporting.

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Institution director vs vice president skills

Common institution director skills

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

Common vice president skills

Healthcare, 10%
Oversight, 7%
Project Management, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
Risk Management, 6%
Business Development, 5%

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