National director vs group director

The differences between national directors and group directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-8 years to become a national director, becoming a group director takes usually requires 8-10 years. Additionally, a group director has an average salary of $149,193, which is higher than the $117,787 average annual salary of a national director.

The top three skills for a national director include project management, customer service and healthcare. The most important skills for a group director are oversight, healthcare, and project management.

National director vs group director overview

	National Director	Group Director
Yearly salary	$117,787	$149,193
Hourly rate	$56.63	$71.73
Growth rate	5%	10%
Number of jobs	53,071	89,420
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	46	39
Years of experience	8	10

What does a national director do?

A national director is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing strategic plans for an organization. As the national director, you are expected to oversee the organization's day-to-day operations that include developing business plans and managing departments and staff. Other duties that you perform include evaluating the performance of employees, cultivating good relationships with other decision-makers and leaders, and implementing new strategies to increase profitability. As the national director, you are also responsible for directing and overseeing business development initiatives across the region.

What does a group director do?

A group director is responsible for monitoring the operations of a specific team in an organization, ensuring that the group meets daily targets, providing the highest customer satisfaction for the company's services. Group directors work with senior management to identify business opportunities that would bring more revenues and increase the company's profitability. They also handle the department's budgets, allocating adequate resources for every team to support project deliverables. A group director must have excellent communication and leadership skills, analyzing business functions, and developing strategic ways to increase productivity.

National director vs group director salary

National directors and group directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	National Director	Group Director
Average salary	$117,787	$149,193
Salary range	Between $68,000 And $202,000	Between $99,000 And $224,000
Highest paying City	Portland, OR	Newark, NJ
Highest paying state	Vermont	New Jersey
Best paying company	Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith	Apple
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Finance

Differences between national director and group director education

There are a few differences between a national director and a group director in terms of educational background:

	National Director	Group Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Georgia

National director vs group director demographics

Here are the differences between national directors' and group directors' demographics:

	National Director	Group Director
Average age	46	39
Gender ratio	Male, 65.7% Female, 34.3%	Male, 64.6% Female, 35.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 4.1% White, 78.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	7%	10%

Differences between national director and group director duties and responsibilities

National director example responsibilities.

Lead and coordinate RFP process for large national accounts.
Garner B2C and B2B leads via trade and consumer shows; identify prospects for sales cultivation.
Lead primary and secondary research teams on industry strategy and advise executive leadership council.
Establish and manage the mid-Atlantic regional office of a privately own legal education company that provide educational services to law students.
Spearhead business-to-business sales and marketing development and execution with chief oversight of corporate revenue growth within a northeast region.
Structure and develop IDN /Corporate accounts programs.

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Group director example responsibilities.

Manage business relate responsibilities such as employee relations, scheduling, payroll, and general center operations.
Manage treasury and wire transfer/electronic payments operations.
Manage the production operational readiness group and provide oversight for all delivery projects for the company.
Manage and monitor rehabilitation departments to ensure productivity thresholds are met and appropriate Medicare billing criteria document.
Create a Medicaid regulation requirements tracking grid for operational leads and underwriting to reference while drafting responses for new business proposals.
Manage inter-relationships between diverse work groups in the brewing, packaging and distribution departments relating to internal logistics and production scheduling.

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National director vs group director skills

Common national director skills

Project Management, 16%
Customer Service, 10%
Healthcare, 9%
Oversight, 7%
Veterans, 4%
Patients, 4%

Common group director skills

Oversight, 12%
Healthcare, 10%
Project Management, 9%
Direct Reports, 7%
Digital Marketing, 5%
Process Improvement, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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