Product line director vs group director

The differences between product line 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 product line director and a group director. Additionally, a group director has an average salary of $149,193, which is higher than the $138,939 average annual salary of a product line director.

The top three skills for a product line director include project management, service line and oversight. The most important skills for a group director are oversight, healthcare, and project management.

Product line director vs group director overview

	Product Line Director	Group Director
Yearly salary	$138,939	$149,193
Hourly rate	$66.80	$71.73
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	155,656	89,420
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	10	10

What does a product line director do?

Product line director positions will require good skills in project management, product development, and business development. Those who choose this career path will be called on to maintain a portfolio of all the company products and product lines--specifically, be responsible for creating, tracking, and monitoring all existing products with the company's portfolio.

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.

Product line director vs group director salary

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

	Product Line Director	Group Director
Average salary	$138,939	$149,193
Salary range	Between $94,000 And $204,000	Between $99,000 And $224,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Newark, NJ
Highest paying state	California	New Jersey
Best paying company	Stanford Health Care	Apple
Best paying industry	Telecommunication	Finance

Differences between product line director and group director education

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

	Product Line Director	Group Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Wisconsin - Madison	University of Georgia

Product line director vs group director demographics

Here are the differences between product line directors' and group directors' demographics:

	Product Line Director	Group Director
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 72.4% Female, 27.6%	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 product line director and group director duties and responsibilities

Product line director example responsibilities.

Lead cross-functional team in pioneering the application/game download ecosystem with the implementation of Java games and generating significant new revenue stream.
Utilize SQL to support data-driven analysis and decision processes to inform project prioritization, assess feature effectiveness, and troubleshoot issues.
Provide statistical analysis and technical responses to customer RFQ.

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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Product line director vs group director skills

Common product line director skills

Project Management, 11%
Service Line, 10%
Oversight, 10%
Business Development, 7%
Business Plan, 5%
Program Management, 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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