Public service director vs executive director

The differences between public service directors and executive directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes More than 10 years to become a public service director, becoming an executive director takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an executive director has an average salary of $127,956, 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 executive director are oversight, patients, and customer service.

Public service director vs executive director overview

	Public Service Director	Executive Director
Yearly salary	$86,483	$127,956
Hourly rate	$41.58	$61.52
Growth rate	6%	-8%
Number of jobs	15,099	97,471
Job satisfaction	-	4.5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	52	49
Years of experience	-	4

Public service director vs executive director salary

Public service directors and executive directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Public Service Director	Executive Director
Average salary	$86,483	$127,956
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $131,000	Between $76,000 And $213,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Nevada	New York
Best paying company	Citi	Genentech
Best paying industry	Media	Finance

Differences between public service director and executive director education

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

	Public Service Director	Executive Director
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 executive director demographics

Here are the differences between public service directors' and executive directors' demographics:

	Public Service Director	Executive Director
Average age	52	49
Gender ratio	Male, 52.5% Female, 47.5%	Male, 47.0% Female, 53.0%
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, 7.6% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% Asian, 5.0% White, 71.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	12%	10%

Differences between public service director and executive director 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.

Executive director example responsibilities.

Manage 10 department heads who supervise a staff of 350 FTE's.
Develop and manage sales teams to assure the highest ROI on the client's investment.
Create and manage a call center for lead programs to support the prospecting activity needs of the FSR.
Freelance blogging to increase website views and ultimately to turn organic content into leads and ROI for small businesses.
Market and manage group and individual insurance programs including health, life, disability, long term care and annuities.
Major accomplishment are to achieve initial NAEYC accreditation.

Public service director vs executive director 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 executive director skills

Oversight, 10%
Patients, 9%
Customer Service, 5%
Financial Management, 5%
Business Development, 4%
Home Health, 4%

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