Residence life director vs co-chair

The differences between residence life directors and co-chairs 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 life director and a co-chair. Additionally, a co-chair has an average salary of $89,374, which is higher than the $52,520 average annual salary of a residence life director.

The top three skills for a residence life director include residence life, phone calls and student development. The most important skills for a co-chair are community outreach, alumni, and plan events.

Residence life director vs co-chair overview

	Residence Life Director	Co-Chair
Yearly salary	$52,520	$89,374
Hourly rate	$25.25	$42.97
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	17,490	2,878
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Residence life director vs co-chair salary

Residence life directors and co-chairs have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Residence Life Director	Co-Chair
Average salary	$52,520	$89,374
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $84,000	Between $22,000 And $349,000
Highest paying City	New Haven, CT	-
Highest paying state	Connecticut	-
Best paying company	Point B	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between residence life director and co-chair education

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

	Residence Life Director	Co-Chair
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Pennsylvania

Residence life director vs co-chair demographics

Here are the differences between residence life directors' and co-chairs' demographics:

	Residence Life Director	Co-Chair
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 44.0% Female, 56.0%	Male, 34.2% Female, 65.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.3% Asian, 4.6% White, 65.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 4.4% White, 66.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between residence life director and co-chair duties and responsibilities

Residence life director example responsibilities.

Motivate, train and lead a team of nine ministry coordinators.
Provide leadership, oversight, and administration of innovative student-centered activities.
Provide clinical oversight of family-centered services that include capacity building, needs assessment, program and policy development and evaluation.
Cultivate, coordinate, and assist in the development of student leadership and responsibility through programming and direct involvement with students.

Co-chair example responsibilities.

Develop leadership skills and communication skills to manage coordinates and officers, ensure everyone are motivated and organize.
Recruit potential new members to the fraternity including organizing events, liaising with Greek system leadership and educating new members
Plan agenda and co-le monthly PTA meetings.
Serve on state finance and compliance oversight committee.
Serve as co-creator of high school scholarship in memory of close friend.
Promote sorority events and open houses through mediums such as Facebook and banners.

Residence life director vs co-chair skills

Common residence life director skills

Residence Life, 7%
Phone Calls, 6%
Student Development, 6%
Oversight, 6%
Student Affairs, 6%
Student Conduct, 4%

Common co-chair skills

Community Outreach, 16%
Alumni, 11%
Plan Events, 7%
Facebook, 6%
Professional Development, 6%
Student Organizations, 5%