Pupil personnel services director vs school administrator

The differences between pupil personnel services directors and school administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a pupil personnel services director and a school administrator. Additionally, a pupil personnel services director has an average salary of $95,066, which is higher than the $48,331 average annual salary of a school administrator.

The top three skills for a pupil personnel services director include education programs, K-12 and ESL. The most important skills for a school administrator are student issues, student attendance, and curriculum development.

Pupil personnel services director vs school administrator overview

	Pupil Personnel Services Director	School Administrator
Yearly salary	$95,066	$48,331
Hourly rate	$45.70	$23.24
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	56,839	73,018
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Pupil personnel services director vs school administrator salary

Pupil personnel services directors and school administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pupil Personnel Services Director	School Administrator
Average salary	$95,066	$48,331
Salary range	Between $62,000 And $144,000	Between $31,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	KIPP Northern California Public Schools
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between pupil personnel services director and school administrator education

There are a few differences between a pupil personnel services director and a school administrator in terms of educational background:

	Pupil Personnel Services Director	School Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Psychology	Education
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of Pennsylvania

Pupil personnel services director vs school administrator demographics

Here are the differences between pupil personnel services directors' and school administrators' demographics:

	Pupil Personnel Services Director	School Administrator
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 30.4% Female, 69.6%	Male, 40.6% Female, 59.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 3.5% White, 72.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 12.4% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 4.3% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between pupil personnel services director and school administrator duties and responsibilities

Pupil personnel services director example responsibilities.

Manage Sarbanes-Oxley application compliance requirements.
Collaborate with 12 area districts for placement decisions, IEP planning and implementation.
Conduct seminars on diversity and multiculturalism and integrate technology into these seminars through the use of PowerPoint presentations and multimedia.
Conduct seminars on diversity and multiculturalism and integrate technology into these seminars through the use of PowerPoint presentations and multimedia.

School administrator example responsibilities.

Manage social media profiles through Facebook for important details and dates pertaining to HeartChase.
Provide administrative duties for Pre-K to 7th grade.
Perform presentations using Smartboard, Powerpoint, and Smilebox.
Lead teacher for pre-k class specializing in children with special needs.
Spearhead efforts to raise student literacy and math scores on standardize tests.
Assist or lead meetings including faculty, IEP, and RTI small group.

Pupil personnel services director vs school administrator skills

Common pupil personnel services director skills

Education Programs, 42%
K-12, 34%
ESL, 23%

Common school administrator skills

Student Issues, 21%
Student Attendance, 19%
Curriculum Development, 9%
Classroom Management, 6%
School Administration, 5%
Payroll, 4%

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