Leasing director vs resident manager

The differences between leasing directors and resident managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a leasing director and a resident manager. Additionally, a resident manager has an average salary of $50,811, which is higher than the $45,715 average annual salary of a leasing director.

The top three skills for a leasing director include real estate, property management and customer service. The most important skills for a resident manager are resident care, CPR, and medication administration.

Leasing director vs resident manager overview

	Leasing Director	Resident Manager
Yearly salary	$45,715	$50,811
Hourly rate	$21.98	$24.43
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	13,628	17,468
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	6	6

Leasing director vs resident manager salary

Leasing directors and resident managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Leasing Director	Resident Manager
Average salary	$45,715	$50,811
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $81,000	Between $31,000 And $82,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Westinghouse Appliances Australia
Best paying industry	-	Internet

Differences between leasing director and resident manager education

There are a few differences between a leasing director and a resident manager in terms of educational background:

	Leasing Director	Resident Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Southern California

Leasing director vs resident manager demographics

Here are the differences between leasing directors' and resident managers' demographics:

	Leasing Director	Resident Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 42.5% Female, 57.5%	Male, 39.6% Female, 60.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 5.2% White, 64.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 5.2% White, 64.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between leasing director and resident manager duties and responsibilities

Leasing director example responsibilities.

Coordinate and manage the global intellectual property portfolio, including creation of patent strategies for new technology developments.
Deposit money orders and checks online using the Yardi system.
Work extensively with Yardi management software for report preparation and tenant analysis.
Key responsibility areas include portfolio management, financial administration, regulatory compliance, staff management, and resident services.
Run outstanding balances and process collections.File evictions and attend the court hearings.
Addressed legal issues/concerns at the sites such as inspections, evictions, tenants concerns.

Resident manager example responsibilities.

Achieve low turnover and evictions by instituting consistent move-in compliance criteria.
Manage resident and facility accounts, budgets, social security applications, and Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
Monitor and maintain patient charts including, MDS per state, federal regulations along with facility policies and procedures.
Maintain and review incident reports and take appropriate actions according to department policy and OPWDD regulations.
Experience in Onesite system software.
Collect and post rent into YARDI.

Leasing director vs resident manager skills

Common leasing director skills

Real Estate, 19%
Property Management, 18%
Customer Service, 6%
Yardi, 6%
Resident Relations, 4%
Resident Retention, 4%

Common resident manager skills

Resident Care, 10%
CPR, 8%
Medication Administration, 7%
Developmental Disabilities, 6%
Crisis Intervention, 5%
Property Management, 5%