Interim executive director vs assistant executive director

The differences between interim executive directors and assistant executive 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 executive director takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an interim executive director has an average salary of $117,453, which is higher than the $67,525 average annual salary of an assistant executive 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 executive director are customer service, healthcare, and oversight.

Interim executive director vs assistant executive director overview

	Interim Executive Director	Assistant Executive Director
Yearly salary	$117,453	$67,525
Hourly rate	$56.47	$32.46
Growth rate	6%	-8%
Number of jobs	113,788	92,321
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	52	49
Years of experience	-	4

Interim executive director vs assistant executive director salary

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

	Interim Executive Director	Assistant Executive Director
Average salary	$117,453	$67,525
Salary range	Between $70,000 And $195,000	Between $36,000 And $124,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between interim executive director and assistant executive director education

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

	Interim Executive Director	Assistant Executive Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Interim executive director vs assistant executive director demographics

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

	Interim Executive Director	Assistant Executive Director
Average age	52	49
Gender ratio	Male, 40.8% Female, 59.2%	Male, 40.2% Female, 59.8%
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, 7.6% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% Asian, 5.0% White, 71.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	12%	10%

Differences between interim executive director and assistant executive 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 executive director example responsibilities.

Work in collaboration with hospital departments for achieving a seamless healthcare service delivery system.
Establish and develop relationships with ERP and consulting vendors with the goal of maximizing comparative advantage and cost efficient solution development.
Lead facility through clearing of DHSS and CMS issues.
Secure funding, and position network agencies for changes in healthcare environment.
Monitor cardiac monitors for all monitor patients.
Computerize payroll and quality assurance of staff records.

Interim executive director vs assistant executive 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 executive director skills

Customer Service, 13%
Healthcare, 12%
Oversight, 7%
Nursing Home, 6%
State Regulations, 4%
Memory Care, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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