Public service director vs service administrator

The differences between public service directors and service administrators 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 a service administrator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a public service director has an average salary of $86,483, which is higher than the $54,573 average annual salary of a service administrator.

The top three skills for a public service director include public service announcements, press releases and public affairs. The most important skills for a service administrator are customer service, patients, and data entry.

Public service director vs service administrator overview

	Public Service Director	Service Administrator
Yearly salary	$86,483	$54,573
Hourly rate	$41.58	$26.24
Growth rate	6%	5%
Number of jobs	15,099	57,561
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	52	43
Years of experience	-	2

Public service director vs service administrator salary

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

	Public Service Director	Service Administrator
Average salary	$86,483	$54,573
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $131,000	Between $33,000 And $88,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Sunnyvale, CA
Highest paying state	Nevada	California
Best paying company	Citi	VMware
Best paying industry	Media	Finance

Differences between public service director and service administrator education

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

	Public Service Director	Service Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Public service director vs service administrator demographics

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

	Public Service Director	Service Administrator
Average age	52	43
Gender ratio	Male, 52.5% Female, 47.5%	Male, 32.4% Female, 67.6%
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, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	12%	9%

Differences between public service director and service administrator 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.

Service administrator example responsibilities.

Manage Sr. Director's calendar and key staff members to include meetings, events and travel.
Convert complex business logic into SQL store procedures and user-define functions to achieve functionality require by the UI team.
Manage facilities maintenance/upgrades, and systems such as electronic medical records (EMR), billing, transcription and phones.
Manage multi-million dollar DOD contract, establish team goals and manage team deliverables to ensure objectives are consistently meet or exceed.
Manage all accounting functions utilizing QuickBooks of revenues
Assist users with configuring and managing SharePoint servers.

Public service director vs service administrator 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 service administrator skills

Customer Service, 22%
Patients, 7%
Data Entry, 5%
CMS, 5%
Repair Orders, 4%
PowerPoint, 4%

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