Public service director vs assistant vice president

The differences between public service directors and assistant vice presidents can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a public service director and an assistant vice president. Additionally, an assistant vice president has an average salary of $125,190, which is higher than the $86,483 average annual salary of a public service director.

The top three skills for a public service director include public service announcements, press releases and public affairs. The most important skills for an assistant vice president are AVP, risk management, and project management.

Public service director vs assistant vice president overview

	Public Service Director	Assistant Vice President
Yearly salary	$86,483	$125,190
Hourly rate	$41.58	$60.19
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	15,099	41,222
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	52	52
Years of experience	-	-

Public service director vs assistant vice president salary

Public service directors and assistant vice presidents have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Public Service Director	Assistant Vice President
Average salary	$86,483	$125,190
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $131,000	Between $96,000 And $163,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Nevada	Rhode Island
Best paying company	Citi	MetLife
Best paying industry	Media	Finance

Differences between public service director and assistant vice president education

There are a few differences between a public service director and an assistant vice president in terms of educational background:

	Public Service Director	Assistant Vice President
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Public service director vs assistant vice president demographics

Here are the differences between public service directors' and assistant vice presidents' demographics:

	Public Service Director	Assistant Vice President
Average age	52	52
Gender ratio	Male, 52.5% Female, 47.5%	Male, 59.8% Female, 40.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 7.8% White, 76.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 7.6% White, 76.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between public service director and assistant vice president duties and responsibilities

Public service director example responsibilities.

Respond to media queries, write news releases and manage media engagements while acting as spokesperson for several multifacete organizations.
Develop and implement staff share program within perioperative services, coordinate with site managers to maintain adequate staffing for each location.
Demonstrate ability to improve company processes, including the development and maintenance of a proposal library via SharePoint.

Assistant vice president example responsibilities.

Implement budget report which allow unit to achieve expense objective of $25MM/397 FTE target.
Manage and update controls and procedures as needed to maintain SOX compliance and manage quarterly testing for the department.
Manage the BSA portion of all regulatory examinations with outside auditors and regulators.
Manage daily ACH transfers and wire transactions including verifying all investor distributions are process.
Manage Citi's capital planning and funding process and develop recommendations for capital utilization.
Prepare presentations, contracts, manage logistics, provide quality control and safety requirements.

Public service director vs assistant vice president skills

Common public service director skills

Public Service Announcements, 23%
Press Releases, 8%
Public Affairs, 7%
Public Works, 7%
FCC, 6%
Community Organizations, 5%

Common assistant vice president skills

AVP, 9%
Risk Management, 6%
Project Management, 5%
Oversight, 5%
Rehabilitation, 5%
PowerPoint, 4%

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