Recreation center director vs center director

The differences between recreation center directors and center 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 a center director. Additionally, a center director has an average salary of $106,505, 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 a center director are customer service, oversight, and proficiency testing.

Recreation center director vs center director overview

	Recreation Center Director	Center Director
Yearly salary	$35,083	$106,505
Hourly rate	$16.87	$51.20
Growth rate	10%	8%
Number of jobs	35,871	62,348
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	42	47
Years of experience	4	4

Recreation center director vs center director salary

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

	Recreation Center Director	Center Director
Average salary	$35,083	$106,505
Salary range	Between $17,000 And $72,000	Between $65,000 And $172,000
Highest paying City	-	Newark, DE
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between recreation center director and center director education

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

	Recreation Center Director	Center Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Pennsylvania

Recreation center director vs center director demographics

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

	Recreation Center Director	Center Director
Average age	42	47
Gender ratio	Male, 54.6% Female, 45.4%	Male, 29.0% Female, 71.0%
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, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 4.4% White, 64.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	16%

Differences between recreation center director and center 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.

Center director example responsibilities.

Manage programs provide by SDE, DMH, DHS.
Design, implement and manage day-to-day operation of the 21st CCLC grant support afterschool program.
Manage daily operations of NAEYC accredit childcare center.
Manage daily operation for a family-own business with responsibility for sales, production, and administrative functions including payroll.
Manage delivery of quality early childhood education programs by establishing an environment of learning and maintaining the integrity of the programs.
Lead a staff of 76 FTE's.

Recreation center director vs center 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 center director skills

Customer Service, 12%
Oversight, 8%
Proficiency Testing, 6%
Center Management, 6%
State Regulations, 6%
Federal Regulations, 6%

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