Outpatient services director vs service director

The differences between outpatient services directors and service 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 outpatient services director and a service director. Additionally, a service director has an average salary of $114,981, which is higher than the $77,427 average annual salary of an outpatient services director.

The top three skills for an outpatient services director include patients, social work and quality care. The most important skills for a service director are patients, healthcare, and patient care.

Outpatient services director vs service director overview

	Outpatient Services Director	Service Director
Yearly salary	$77,427	$114,981
Hourly rate	$37.22	$55.28
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	73,606	64,277
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Outpatient services director vs service director salary

Outpatient services directors and service directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Outpatient Services Director	Service Director
Average salary	$77,427	$114,981
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $118,000	Between $70,000 And $188,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Mayo Clinic
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between outpatient services director and service director education

There are a few differences between an outpatient services director and a service director in terms of educational background:

	Outpatient Services Director	Service Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Outpatient services director vs service director demographics

Here are the differences between outpatient services directors' and service directors' demographics:

	Outpatient Services Director	Service Director
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 41.6% Female, 58.4%	Male, 57.2% Female, 42.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 8.1% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 7.6% White, 61.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between outpatient services director and service director duties and responsibilities

Outpatient services director example responsibilities.

Manage the departmental budget by adjusting therapist schedules to more efficiently schedule patients.
Manage projects and ambulatory system initiatives, and collaborate with system leadership teams to ensure EMR alignment with all regulatory requirements.
Receive no recommendations during JCAHO survey.
Coordinate staff of 105-plus FTE's.
Direct JCAHO accredit intensive out patient eating disorder treatment program.
Provide individual, family, and group therapies to partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient patients.

Service director example responsibilities.

Lead and manage implementation and customization of SharePoint to replace legacy document approval system and document filing system.
Lead the training program for child psychiatry residents.
Manage social medias (Weibo, Facebook and etc . )
Assist in managing client accounts by managing HVAC alignments and ensuring contractual requirements are meet.
Manage a staff of 280 FTE s and a management team of 6 in a union environment.
Manage all daily operations, both clinical and support, during and after Medicare trials to ensure long-term business viability.

Outpatient services director vs service director skills

Common outpatient services director skills

Patients, 20%
Social Work, 15%
Quality Care, 10%
Treatment Services, 7%
Crisis Intervention, 6%
Patient Care, 5%

Common service director skills

Patients, 12%
Healthcare, 10%
Patient Care, 10%
Customer Service, 9%
Oversight, 5%
Surgery, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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