Residence director vs house parent

The differences between residence directors and house parents can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a residence director has an average salary of $48,265, which is higher than the $34,797 average annual salary of a house parent.

The top three skills for a residence director include state regulations, customer service and oversight. The most important skills for a house parent are crisis intervention, foster care, and direct care.

Residence director vs house parent overview

	Residence Director	House Parent
Yearly salary	$48,265	$34,797
Hourly rate	$23.20	$16.73
Growth rate	7%	36%
Number of jobs	6,007	25,144
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	26	26
Years of experience	-	-

Residence director vs house parent salary

Residence directors and house parents have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Residence Director	House Parent
Average salary	$48,265	$34,797
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $71,000	Between $24,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	Bellingham, WA	-
Highest paying state	North Dakota	-
Best paying company	University of California	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between residence director and house parent education

There are a few differences between a residence director and a house parent in terms of educational background:

	Residence Director	House Parent
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Nursing	Psychology
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Residence director vs house parent demographics

Here are the differences between residence directors' and house parents' demographics:

	Residence Director	House Parent
Average age	26	26
Gender ratio	Male, 38.5% Female, 61.5%	Male, 33.9% Female, 66.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.3% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Asian, 7.3% White, 58.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 16.5% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Asian, 6.7% White, 56.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between residence director and house parent duties and responsibilities

Residence director example responsibilities.

Motivate, train and lead a team of nine ministry coordinators.
Train 40 staff members on effective communication, mediation and conflict resolution and judicial affairs.
Attend CPR and medication trainings.
Collaborate with work base learning coordinators in the development, maintenance of job sites.
Mediate roommate conflicts to provide effective customer service and promote a positive living experience.
Conduct disciplinary and peer mediation sessions.

House parent example responsibilities.

Lead support groups with an emphasis on recovery and strength base techniques, DBT, CBT, self-care and coping skills.
Attend multiple trainings on child development, wellness action plans, as well as CPR certification.
Demonstrate proficiency in administering medications, assisting with ADL's.
Promote continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.
Create new forms to help house moms stay better organize and help with household and DHS responsibilities.
Prepare meals, pick up groceries when need, administer and document all medications.

Residence director vs house parent skills

Common residence director skills

State Regulations, 7%
Customer Service, 6%
Oversight, 5%
Medication Management, 5%
Medication Administration, 5%
Memory Care, 5%

Common house parent skills

Crisis Intervention, 12%
Foster Care, 9%
Direct Care, 9%
CPR, 9%
Child Care, 7%
Foster Children, 7%