Safety council director vs executive director

The differences between safety council directors and executive directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes More than 10 years to become a safety council director, becoming an executive director takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an executive director has an average salary of $127,956, which is higher than the $76,120 average annual salary of a safety council director.

The top three skills for a safety council director include student organizations, student government association and non-profit organization. The most important skills for an executive director are oversight, patients, and customer service.

Safety council director vs executive director overview

	Safety Council Director	Executive Director
Yearly salary	$76,120	$127,956
Hourly rate	$36.60	$61.52
Growth rate	6%	-8%
Number of jobs	19,363	97,471
Job satisfaction	-	4.5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	52	49
Years of experience	-	4

Safety council director vs executive director salary

Safety council directors and executive directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Safety Council Director	Executive Director
Average salary	$76,120	$127,956
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $135,000	Between $76,000 And $213,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Genentech
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between safety council director and executive director education

There are a few differences between a safety council director and an executive director in terms of educational background:

	Safety Council Director	Executive Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Political Science	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Safety council director vs executive director demographics

Here are the differences between safety council directors' and executive directors' demographics:

	Safety Council Director	Executive Director
Average age	52	49
Gender ratio	Male, 47.7% Female, 52.3%	Male, 47.0% Female, 53.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 7.7% White, 76.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% Asian, 5.0% White, 71.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	12%	10%

Differences between safety council director and executive director duties and responsibilities

Safety council director example responsibilities.

Manage HSE programs for a national corporation specializing in concrete product manufacturing.
Assist students and alumni on academic, social, and language issues.
Review health insurance options for those with Medicare during eligibility periods.
Monitor patients during treatment to observe any concerns, intervene following proper protocol if symptoms of oxygen toxicity occur.
Founded nonprofit mission to provide ministry and outreach to area homeless and transitionally house.

Executive director example responsibilities.

Manage 10 department heads who supervise a staff of 350 FTE's.
Develop and manage sales teams to assure the highest ROI on the client's investment.
Create and manage a call center for lead programs to support the prospecting activity needs of the FSR.
Freelance blogging to increase website views and ultimately to turn organic content into leads and ROI for small businesses.
Market and manage group and individual insurance programs including health, life, disability, long term care and annuities.
Major accomplishment are to achieve initial NAEYC accreditation.

Safety council director vs executive director skills

Common safety council director skills

Student Organizations, 73%
Student Government Association, 16%
Non-Profit Organization, 11%

Common executive director skills

Oversight, 10%
Patients, 9%
Customer Service, 5%
Financial Management, 5%
Business Development, 4%
Home Health, 4%

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