Residence hall director vs registrar

The differences between residence hall directors and registrars can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a residence hall director and a registrar. Additionally, a residence hall director has an average salary of $47,193, which is higher than the $40,632 average annual salary of a registrar.

The top three skills for a residence hall director include residence life, desk assistants and student development. The most important skills for a registrar are patients, customer service, and medical terminology.

Residence hall director vs registrar overview

	Residence Hall Director	Registrar
Yearly salary	$47,193	$40,632
Hourly rate	$22.69	$19.53
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	6,713	12,723
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

What does a residence hall director do?

A Residence Hall Director spearheads and oversees campus residential areas' daily operations to ensure students' safety and welfare. They are responsible for managing staff, setting goals and guidelines, establishing budgets and timelines, delegating duties among managers, implementing programs and protocols, and monitoring all procedures, resolving issues and concerns if any arise. Moreover, a Residence Hall Director encourages staff to reach goals while implementing policies and regulations to help maintain a healthy and safe community for the students.

What does a registrar do?

A registrar's role is to process and maintain accurate records within an institution or establishment. They are the main point of communication to obtain various kinds of information. In schools, a registrar is in charge of keeping a student or educator's academic, personal, and financial records. They also have the task of arranging a student's course and class schedules. Furthermore, a registrar may also have other administrative tasks such as responding to calls and other forms of correspondence, producing reports, and process requirements.

Residence hall director vs registrar salary

Residence hall directors and registrars have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Residence Hall Director	Registrar
Average salary	$47,193	$40,632
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $70,000	Between $29,000 And $56,000
Highest paying City	Newark, NJ	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	New York
Best paying company	School of Visual Concepts	The American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between residence hall director and registrar education

There are a few differences between a residence hall director and a registrar in terms of educational background:

	Residence Hall Director	Registrar
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Residence hall director vs registrar demographics

Here are the differences between residence hall directors' and registrars' demographics:

	Residence Hall Director	Registrar
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 46.9% Female, 53.1%	Male, 17.1% Female, 82.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 4.7% White, 65.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 4.3% White, 65.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between residence hall director and registrar duties and responsibilities

Residence hall director example responsibilities.

Motivate, train and lead a team of nine ministry coordinators.
Develop nightly social programs and weekly educational programs to encourage healthy lifestyle choices and embracement of multicultural diversity.
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.

Registrar example responsibilities.

Manage and prioritize a high volume of traumas and ambulances entering the ER.
Provide superior customer-orient support and manage non-cooperative patients such as those with addictions problems with tact and ease.
Code all inpatient, outpatient, emergency room, laboratory and radiology visits with appropriate ICD-9 and CPT codes.
Transport patients to and from rehabilitation unit.
Coordinate all radiology authorizations from physicians and insurance companies, adhering to appropriate CPT codes.
Admit patients to various outpatient departments of the hospital; including emergency, laboratory and radiology.

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Residence hall director vs registrar skills

Common residence hall director skills

Residence Life, 12%
Desk Assistants, 7%
Student Development, 6%
Community Development, 6%
Student Conduct, 4%
Professional Development, 3%

Common registrar skills

Patients, 30%
Customer Service, 16%
Medical Terminology, 7%
Patient Registration, 4%
Data Entry, 3%
Patient Care, 3%

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