Occupational therapy program director vs assistant director

The differences between occupational therapy program directors and assistant directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an occupational therapy program director and an assistant director. Additionally, an occupational therapy program director has an average salary of $89,847, which is higher than the $63,063 average annual salary of an assistant director.

The top three skills for an occupational therapy program director include therapy programs, clinical practice and curriculum development. The most important skills for an assistant director are customer service, CPR, and child care.

Occupational therapy program director vs assistant director overview

	Occupational Therapy Program Director	Assistant Director
Yearly salary	$89,847	$63,063
Hourly rate	$43.20	$30.32
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	94,928	25,087
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	6	6

Occupational therapy program director vs assistant director salary

Occupational therapy program directors and assistant directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Occupational Therapy Program Director	Assistant Director
Average salary	$89,847	$63,063
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $210,000	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 occupational therapy program director and assistant director education

There are a few differences between an occupational therapy program director and an assistant director in terms of educational background:

	Occupational Therapy Program Director	Assistant Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Occupational Therapy	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	Stanford University

Occupational therapy program director vs assistant director demographics

Here are the differences between occupational therapy program directors' and assistant directors' demographics:

	Occupational Therapy Program Director	Assistant Director
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 18.8% Female, 81.3%	Male, 38.3% Female, 61.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.7% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 10.7% Asian, 5.3% White, 72.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	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	14%	14%

Differences between occupational therapy program director and assistant director duties and responsibilities

Occupational therapy program director example responsibilities.

Manage day-to-day oversight and management involving planning, programming, execution, distribution, and analysis for assign organizations budgets.
Tackle strategic challenge to bolster state chapters wrought with leadership inconstancy and often, first-time delegates, unprepare for national-level participation.
Maintain all residential group homes to the safety and standards by HUD, to ensure livable and safe living environment.

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.

Occupational therapy program director vs assistant director skills

Common occupational therapy program director skills

Therapy Programs, 31%
Clinical Practice, 30%
Curriculum Development, 14%
Program Development, 8%
Academic Programs, 5%
Acute Care, 5%

Common assistant director skills

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

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