Public service director vs chief of staff

The differences between public service directors and chiefs of staff 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 a chief of staff. Additionally, a chief of staff has an average salary of $130,835, 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 a chief of staff are PET, team support, and project management.

Public service director vs chief of staff overview

	Public Service Director	Chief Of Staff
Yearly salary	$86,483	$130,835
Hourly rate	$41.58	$62.90
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	15,099	124,272
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	52	52
Years of experience	-	-

Public service director vs chief of staff salary

Public service directors and chiefs of staff have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Public Service Director	Chief Of Staff
Average salary	$86,483	$130,835
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $131,000	Between $85,000 And $200,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Nevada	California
Best paying company	Citi	Lyft
Best paying industry	Media	Start-up

Differences between public service director and chief of staff education

There are a few differences between a public service director and a chief of staff in terms of educational background:

	Public Service Director	Chief Of Staff
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Public service director vs chief of staff demographics

Here are the differences between public service directors' and chiefs of staff' demographics:

	Public Service Director	Chief Of Staff
Average age	52	52
Gender ratio	Male, 52.5% Female, 47.5%	Male, 62.0% Female, 38.0%
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, 7.9% Asian, 7.8% White, 76.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between public service director and chief of staff 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.

Chief of staff example responsibilities.

Lead headquarters (HQ) operations staff.
Manage the G3's fiscal year budget planning, formulation, and execution.
Supervise the G2 administrative section and maintain and manage the G2 budget and material resources.
Manage the predeployment training and the deployment process to receiving commands, and subsequent redeployment and deactivation.
Manage budgets of $75,000 to $22 million paying keen attention to cost containment and ROI.
Credit for managing and improving the HAZMAT program, which serve as a benchmark example for the base community.

Public service director vs chief of staff 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 chief of staff skills

PET, 15%
Team Support, 11%
Project Management, 8%
Oversight, 7%
Direct Reports, 6%
Marketing Campaigns, 6%

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