Interim executive director vs assistant director

The differences between interim executive directors and assistant directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes More than 10 years to become an interim executive director, becoming an assistant director takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, an interim executive director has an average salary of $117,453, which is higher than the $63,063 average annual salary of an assistant director.

The top three skills for an interim executive director include oversight, non-profit organization and state regulations. The most important skills for an assistant director are customer service, CPR, and child care.

Interim executive director vs assistant director overview

	Interim Executive Director	Assistant Director
Yearly salary	$117,453	$63,063
Hourly rate	$56.47	$30.32
Growth rate	6%	8%
Number of jobs	113,788	25,087
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	52	40
Years of experience	-	6

Interim executive director vs assistant director salary

Interim executive directors and assistant directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Interim Executive Director	Assistant Director
Average salary	$117,453	$63,063
Salary range	Between $70,000 And $195,000	Between $37,000 And $105,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Mayer Brown
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between interim executive director and assistant director education

There are a few differences between an interim executive director and an assistant director in terms of educational background:

	Interim Executive Director	Assistant Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Interim executive director vs assistant director demographics

Here are the differences between interim executive directors' and assistant directors' demographics:

	Interim Executive Director	Assistant Director
Average age	52	40
Gender ratio	Male, 40.8% Female, 59.2%	Male, 38.3% Female, 61.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 7.6% White, 76.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	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 interim executive director and assistant director duties and responsibilities

Interim executive director example responsibilities.

Manage all accounting functions including those necessary for budgeting, financial analysis, property management and payroll for a non-profit.
Support revenue-generating activities, including oversight, planning and execution of special events.
Develop relationships with all executive level contacts in hospitals to develop sales opportunities to place interim and permanent healthcare leaders.
Maximize customer satisfaction in rehabilitation therapy.
Plan and coordinate monthly department meetings and various other events, including putting together PowerPoint presentations and print materials as needed.
Create correspondence, memos and other critical business documents, including editing existing and/or creating new PowerPoint presentations.

Assistant director example responsibilities.

Manage purchasing, A/P, A/R and budget management.
Manage care for k-5 kids before and after school.
Establish and develop relationships with ERP and consulting vendors with the goal of maximizing comparative advantage and cost efficient solution development.
Manage delivery of quality early childhood education programs by establishing an environment of learning and maintaining the integrity of the programs.
Coordinate new student Facebook group and create twitter handle to increase applicant and prospective student awareness for admissions news and events.
Direct oversight of airport security programs and operations and responsible for business management functions including human resources, finance and procurement.

Interim executive director vs assistant director skills

Common interim executive director skills

Oversight, 9%
Non-Profit Organization, 8%
State Regulations, 6%
Community Outreach, 5%
Financial Reports, 5%
Bed Facility, 5%

Common assistant director skills

Customer Service, 15%
CPR, 7%
Child Care, 7%
Oversight, 7%
Payroll, 6%
Alumni, 5%

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