Residence director vs residence life coordinator

The differences between residence directors and residence life coordinators 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 $44,810 average annual salary of a residence life coordinator.

The top three skills for a residence director include state regulations, customer service and oversight. The most important skills for a residence life coordinator are residence life, student development, and on-call rotation.

Residence director vs residence life coordinator overview

	Residence Director	Residence Life Coordinator
Yearly salary	$48,265	$44,810
Hourly rate	$23.20	$21.54
Growth rate	7%	12%
Number of jobs	6,007	19,501
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Average age	26	26
Years of experience	-	-

Residence director vs residence life coordinator salary

Residence directors and residence life coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Residence Director	Residence Life Coordinator
Average salary	$48,265	$44,810
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $71,000	Between $30,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	Bellingham, WA	Napa, CA
Highest paying state	North Dakota	North Dakota
Best paying company	University of California	University of Massachusetts Boston
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between residence director and residence life coordinator education

There are a few differences between a residence director and a residence life coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Residence Director	Residence Life Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Most common major	Nursing	Psychology
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Residence director vs residence life coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between residence directors' and residence life coordinators' demographics:

	Residence Director	Residence Life Coordinator
Average age	26	26
Gender ratio	Male, 38.5% Female, 61.5%	Male, 43.0% Female, 57.0%
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, 15.2% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% Asian, 8.0% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between residence director and residence life coordinator 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.

Residence life coordinator example responsibilities.

Lead a group of ten RAs on seven day six night backpacking trip as part of training
Direct resident relations by providing oversight of resident retention, leasing and marketing programs.
Cultivate, coordinate, and assist in the development of student leadership and responsibility through programming and direct involvement with students.

Residence director vs residence life coordinator skills

Common residence director skills

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

Common residence life coordinator skills

Residence Life, 7%
Student Development, 7%
On-Call Rotation, 7%
Coordinators, 7%
Community Development, 6%
Desk Assistants, 6%

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