Recreation facility manager vs activities director

The differences between recreation facility managers 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 facility manager and an activities director. Additionally, a recreation facility manager has an average salary of $46,535, which is higher than the $44,982 average annual salary of an activities director.

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

Recreation facility manager vs activities director overview

	Recreation Facility Manager	Activities Director
Yearly salary	$46,535	$44,982
Hourly rate	$22.37	$21.63
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	8,992	6,845
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Recreation facility manager vs activities director salary

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

	Recreation Facility Manager	Activities Director
Average salary	$46,535	$44,982
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $82,000	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 facility manager and activities director education

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

	Recreation Facility Manager	Activities Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Kinesiology	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Pennsylvania

Recreation facility manager vs activities director demographics

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

	Recreation Facility Manager	Activities Director
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 64.7% Female, 35.3%	Male, 20.4% Female, 79.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.6% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 5.4% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	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 facility manager and activities director duties and responsibilities

Recreation facility manager example responsibilities.

Manage recreation staff and programming for assist living and rehabilitation and skil nursing facilities.
Order chemicals, lifeguard equipment, concession products, and all other require resources.
Examine injure persons and administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, if necessary, using training and medical supplies and equipment.
Manage updated JCC social media, including Facebook.

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 facility manager vs activities director skills

Common recreation facility manager skills

CPR, 34%
Recreation Programs, 13%
Facility Management, 8%
Equipment Inventory, 8%
Facility Rentals, 7%
Lifeguard, 7%

Common activities director skills

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

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