Playground director vs site leader

The differences between playground directors and site leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a playground director and a site leader. Additionally, a site leader has an average salary of $64,886, which is higher than the $30,197 average annual salary of a playground director.

The top three skills for a playground director include children age, kids and . The most important skills for a site leader are customer service, project management, and logistics.

Playground director vs site leader overview

	Playground Director	Site Leader
Yearly salary	$30,197	$64,886
Hourly rate	$14.52	$31.20
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	5,977	56,932
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Playground director vs site leader salary

Playground directors and site leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Playground Director	Site Leader
Average salary	$30,197	$64,886
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $42,000	Between $31,000 And $134,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Mississippi
Best paying company	-	BP America Inc
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between playground director and site leader education

There are a few differences between a playground director and a site leader in terms of educational background:

	Playground Director	Site Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Elementary Education	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Stanford University

Playground director vs site leader demographics

Here are the differences between playground directors' and site leaders' demographics:

	Playground Director	Site Leader
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 46.5% Female, 53.5%	Male, 65.6% Female, 34.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.9% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 11.5% Asian, 6.1% White, 63.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 12.1% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 5.1% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between playground director and site leader duties and responsibilities

Playground director example responsibilities.

Guide and nurture campers by accompanying them to and assisting with camp activities, and lead hiking and canoe trips
Play games that the kids want to play and take the kids on field trips.
Interact with the kids making sure they are learning and having a good time.
Provide assistance to other camp counselors and administrative leadership by supervising campers at all times to ensure safety and amusement.
Plan bible study for the entire camp, create interactive games for the campers and act as mentor to the children.

Site leader example responsibilities.

Lead ISO 13485 and CE regulatory submission efforts for Europe, Canada, and Australia.
Manage necessary inventory reporting activities, including month to month variance, require KPI, age inventory action plans.
Manage logistics requirements for assign installations to include facility access, classroom materials, office supplies/equipment and computers.
Develop multiple in-store processes to manage payroll and successfully increase financial numbers through decreasing operational expense and increasing operational income.
Hold a CPR certification along with first aid.
Participate in all regulatory audits (FDA, ISO, and internal).

Playground director vs site leader skills

Common playground director skills

Children AGE, 51%
Kids, 49%

Common site leader skills

Customer Service, 11%
Project Management, 8%
Logistics, 7%
Patients, 6%
Continuous Improvement, 5%
CPR, 4%