Planning director vs group director

The differences between planning directors and group directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 8-10 years to become both a planning director and a group director. Additionally, a group director has an average salary of $149,193, which is higher than the $131,978 average annual salary of a planning director.

The top three skills for a planning director include project management, financial analysis and business planning. The most important skills for a group director are oversight, healthcare, and project management.

Planning director vs group director overview

	Planning Director	Group Director
Yearly salary	$131,978	$149,193
Hourly rate	$63.45	$71.73
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	51,861	89,420
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	10	10

What does a planning director do?

Planning Directors are members of the executive team or the top management of a company. They oversee the company's plans and the strategies involved in reaching company goals. They manage the resources of the company by reviewing the budget and by overseeing human resources activities. They ensure that the company works toward its goals and that the company follows through with its plans. That being said, Planning Directors do not necessarily police the company's actions, especially if it deviates from the original plans. Instead, they steer the company towards the fulfillment of such plans. If the plan is no longer viable, they should be flexible enough to pursue new plans to achieve their goals still.

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.

Planning director vs group director salary

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

	Planning Director	Group Director
Average salary	$131,978	$149,193
Salary range	Between $90,000 And $192,000	Between $99,000 And $224,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Newark, NJ
Highest paying state	New York	New Jersey
Best paying company	Exelixis	Apple
Best paying industry	Professional	Finance

Differences between planning director and group director education

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

	Planning Director	Group Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Georgia	University of Georgia

Planning director vs group director demographics

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

	Planning Director	Group Director
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 66.7% Female, 33.3%	Male, 64.6% Female, 35.4%
Race ratio	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%	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	10%	10%

Differences between planning director and group director duties and responsibilities

Planning director example responsibilities.

Manage customized portfolio, define product strategy, POS and shipping forecast, and promotional plans.
Develop and lead marketing program to promote HMO enrollment and hospital product line services to 55k beneficiaries.
Champion and lead the selection and implementation of Hyperion Essbase business intelligence software.
Lead central team summarizing and prioritizing all DOD opportunities, enabling more efficient and effective resource allocation across several program departments.
Utilize ETO software for assessment and tracking.
Implement new CRM - ClientBase, investigate alternate consortium relationships.

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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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Planning director vs group director skills

Common planning director skills

Project Management, 14%
Financial Analysis, 7%
Business Planning, 6%
Data Analysis, 5%
Customer Service, 5%
Planning Process, 5%

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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