Residence director vs resident manager

The differences between residence directors and resident managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a resident manager has an average salary of $50,811, which is higher than the $48,265 average annual salary of a residence director.

The top three skills for a residence director include state regulations, customer service and oversight. The most important skills for a resident manager are resident care, CPR, and medication administration.

Residence director vs resident manager overview

	Residence Director	Resident Manager
Yearly salary	$48,265	$50,811
Hourly rate	$23.20	$24.43
Growth rate	7%	3%
Number of jobs	6,007	17,468
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	26	48
Years of experience	-	6

What does a residence director do?

A Residence Director serves as the supervisor of a residence hall community on campus. They supervise the day-to-day operations of a residence hall, including staff supervision, organizational planning, programming, and counseling.

What does a resident manager do?

A resident manager's role focuses on maintaining and supervising residential and rental properties, even hotels. Typically an in-house employee, it is a resident manager's responsibility to oversee all maintenance operations to ensure that the property is at optimal condition, assess staff's performance, prepare and manage budgets, and produce progress reports for the company or property owner. They mostly respond to inquiries from guests or tenants, even processing payments when necessary. Moreover, a resident manager may address issues and concerns, providing corrective measures while adhering to the policies and standards.

Residence director vs resident manager salary

Residence directors and resident managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Residence Director	Resident Manager
Average salary	$48,265	$50,811
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $71,000	Between $31,000 And $82,000
Highest paying City	Bellingham, WA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	North Dakota	New York
Best paying company	University of California	Westinghouse Appliances Australia
Best paying industry	-	Internet

Differences between residence director and resident manager education

There are a few differences between a residence director and a resident manager in terms of educational background:

	Residence Director	Resident Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Southern California

Residence director vs resident manager demographics

Here are the differences between residence directors' and resident managers' demographics:

	Residence Director	Resident Manager
Average age	26	48
Gender ratio	Male, 38.5% Female, 61.5%	Male, 39.6% Female, 60.4%
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, 8.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 5.2% White, 64.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	13%	12%

Differences between residence director and resident manager 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.

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Resident manager example responsibilities.

Achieve low turnover and evictions by instituting consistent move-in compliance criteria.
Manage resident and facility accounts, budgets, social security applications, and Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
Monitor and maintain patient charts including, MDS per state, federal regulations along with facility policies and procedures.
Maintain and review incident reports and take appropriate actions according to department policy and OPWDD regulations.
Experience in Onesite system software.
Collect and post rent into YARDI.

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Residence director vs resident manager skills

Common residence director skills

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

Common resident manager skills

Resident Care, 10%
CPR, 8%
Medication Administration, 7%
Developmental Disabilities, 6%
Crisis Intervention, 5%
Property Management, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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