Park activities coordinator vs park superintendent

The differences between park activities coordinators and park superintendents can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a park activities coordinator and a park superintendent. Additionally, a park superintendent has an average salary of $39,457, which is higher than the $37,119 average annual salary of a park activities coordinator.

The top three skills for a park activities coordinator include CPR, traffic flow and patrol. The most important skills for a park superintendent are grounds maintenance, equipment maintenance, and patrol.

Park activities coordinator vs park superintendent overview

	Park Activities Coordinator	Park Superintendent
Yearly salary	$37,119	$39,457
Hourly rate	$17.85	$18.97
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	18,656	11,947
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Park activities coordinator vs park superintendent salary

Park activities coordinators and park superintendents have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Park Activities Coordinator	Park Superintendent
Average salary	$37,119	$39,457
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $46,000	Between $23,000 And $65,000
Highest paying City	-	Newark, DE
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Delaware State Government
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between park activities coordinator and park superintendent education

There are a few differences between a park activities coordinator and a park superintendent in terms of educational background:

	Park Activities Coordinator	Park Superintendent
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Business	Recreation Management
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	Stanford University

Park activities coordinator vs park superintendent demographics

Here are the differences between park activities coordinators' and park superintendents' demographics:

	Park Activities Coordinator	Park Superintendent
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 63.2% Female, 36.8%	Male, 91.4% Female, 8.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 0.5% Unknown, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% Asian, 1.4% White, 92.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 0.7% Unknown, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian, 1.4% White, 91.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between park activities coordinator and park superintendent duties and responsibilities

Park activities coordinator example responsibilities.

Provide leadership and supervision by managing day-to-day operations for a county park facility.
Develop and implement after school academic and recreational activities for kindergarten through 4th grade level children.
Obtain and schedule new patient referrals, return appointments from outside organizations and internally for the patients diagnose with hematologic disorders.
Evaluate clinical documentation and maintain case files to ensure compliance with Medicaid guidelines along with agency standards.

Park superintendent example responsibilities.

Provide leadership and supervision by managing day-to-day operations for a county park facility.
Operate equipment such as chain saws, tractors, mowers, weed trimmers, and blowers to facilitate park operations.
Approve and/or prepare revenue reports, expenditure reports, purchasing documents, and payroll.
Operate farm tractor with attachments, mowers, string line trimmers and various power hand tools.
Ensure payroll are accurately adjust bi-weekly.
Provide emergency medical responder care to wide variety of patients in park, operating within scope of responsibility.

Park activities coordinator vs park superintendent skills

Common park activities coordinator skills

CPR, 39%
Traffic Flow, 17%
Patrol, 15%
Customer Service, 14%
Parking Enforcement, 6%
Property Management, 3%

Common park superintendent skills

Grounds Maintenance, 16%
Equipment Maintenance, 10%
Patrol, 7%
Trail Maintenance, 7%
Budget Preparation, 6%
Construction Projects, 6%

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