Recreation center director vs activities director

The differences between recreation center directors and activities directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a recreation center director and an activities director. Additionally, an activities director has an average salary of $44,982, which is higher than the $35,083 average annual salary of a recreation center director.

The top three skills for a recreation center director include CPR, recreation programs and facility operations. The most important skills for an activities director are patients, rehabilitation, and resident care.

Recreation center director vs activities director overview

	Recreation Center Director	Activities Director
Yearly salary	$35,083	$44,982
Hourly rate	$16.87	$21.63
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	35,871	6,845
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Recreation center director vs activities director salary

Recreation center directors and activities directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Recreation Center Director	Activities Director
Average salary	$35,083	$44,982
Salary range	Between $17,000 And $72,000	Between $27,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	Huntington, NY
Highest paying state	-	Mississippi
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between recreation center director and activities director education

There are a few differences between a recreation center director and an activities director in terms of educational background:

	Recreation Center Director	Activities Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Pennsylvania

Recreation center director vs activities director demographics

Here are the differences between recreation center directors' and activities directors' demographics:

	Recreation Center Director	Activities Director
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 54.6% Female, 45.4%	Male, 20.4% Female, 79.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.2% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 5.0% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 5.1% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between recreation center director and activities director duties and responsibilities

Recreation center director example responsibilities.

Manage recreation staff and programming for assist living and rehabilitation and skil nursing facilities.
Examine injure persons and administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, if necessary, using training and medical supplies and equipment.
Maintain written and personal communication with general public and local community through ongoing PowerPoint presentations, weekly newsletters and monthly newspaper.

Activities director example responsibilities.

Manage updated JCC social media, including Facebook.
Manage pet therapy/pat visitation protocol.
Attend interdisciplinary care plan meetings and document in MDS and resident medical records as appropriate.
Plan, organize, and run the afterschool
Create reports, handouts, and PowerPoint presentations.
Assist teachers with reading and mathematics lessons and activities.

Recreation center director vs activities director skills

Common recreation center director skills

CPR, 23%
Recreation Programs, 14%
Facility Operations, 14%
Front Desk, 11%
Recreation Centers, 9%
Facility Maintenance, 7%

Common activities director skills

Patients, 15%
Rehabilitation, 10%
Resident Care, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Home Health, 7%
MDS, 6%

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