Principal associate vs director of special services

The differences between principal associates and directors of special services can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a principal associate and a director of special services. Additionally, a principal associate has an average salary of $112,879, which is higher than the $81,779 average annual salary of a director of special services.

The top three skills for a principal associate include healthcare, project management and business development. The most important skills for a director of special services are social work, business development, and mental health.

Principal associate vs director of special services overview

	Principal Associate	Director Of Special Services
Yearly salary	$112,879	$81,779
Hourly rate	$54.27	$39.32
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	40,128	70,868
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Principal associate vs director of special services salary

Principal associates and directors of special services have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Principal Associate	Director Of Special Services
Average salary	$112,879	$81,779
Salary range	Between $78,000 And $162,000	Between $56,000 And $117,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	McKinsey & Company Inc	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between principal associate and director of special services education

There are a few differences between a principal associate and a director of special services in terms of educational background:

	Principal Associate	Director Of Special Services
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Northwestern University

Principal associate vs director of special services demographics

Here are the differences between principal associates' and directors of special services' demographics:

	Principal Associate	Director Of Special Services
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 63.5% Female, 36.5%	Male, 41.7% Female, 58.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 4.3% White, 67.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Asian, 4.3% White, 66.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between principal associate and director of special services duties and responsibilities

Principal associate example responsibilities.

Develop business opportunities and manage client engagements across multiple industries with a focus on healthcare clients.
Manage enterprise email / CRM marketing platform and strategy to enable data-driven, personalize acquisition and engagement programs.
Facilitate professional development for curriculum and instruction in the math department.
Organize after school tutors for groups of at-risk students.
Create an ELA website for teachers as a professional development tool.
assist in the supervision of all teachers, Pre-K through 7th grade.

Director of special services example responsibilities.

Develop and manage a capital budget of $200K, an operational budget of $100K and 50 FTE's.
Coordinate Medicaid billing for the district.
Direct the administrative and clinical operations of rehabilitation services for a two-campus 325-bed acute-care hospital and hospital-base home health agency.
Maintain and supervise all clinical performance improvement systems for JCAHO accreditation.

Principal associate vs director of special services skills

Common principal associate skills

Healthcare, 17%
Project Management, 15%
Business Development, 9%
Data Analysis, 8%
Java, 6%
Professional Development, 4%

Common director of special services skills

Social Work, 10%
Business Development, 8%
Mental Health, 8%
Securities, 7%
Treasury, 7%
Staff Development, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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