Shelter director vs trustee

The differences between shelter directors and trustees can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a shelter director and a trustee. Additionally, a trustee has an average salary of $97,590, which is higher than the $44,902 average annual salary of a shelter director.

The top three skills for a shelter director include social work, direct supervision and client intake. The most important skills for a trustee are financial statements, real estate, and debtor.

Shelter director vs trustee overview

	Shelter Director	Trustee
Yearly salary	$44,902	$97,590
Hourly rate	$21.59	$46.92
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	7,125	112
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	6	6

Shelter director vs trustee salary

Shelter directors and trustees have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Shelter Director	Trustee
Average salary	$44,902	$97,590
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $72,000	Between $54,000 And $175,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between shelter director and trustee education

There are a few differences between a shelter director and a trustee in terms of educational background:

	Shelter Director	Trustee
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Social Work	Business
Most common college	University of Washington	University of Pennsylvania

Shelter director vs trustee demographics

Here are the differences between shelter directors' and trustees' demographics:

	Shelter Director	Trustee
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 28.9% Female, 71.1%	Male, 51.2% Female, 48.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 5.2% White, 62.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 5.1% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	14%	14%

Differences between shelter director and trustee duties and responsibilities

Shelter director example responsibilities.

Manage pet adoption programs and supervise animal intake, disposition and euthanasia activities.
Coordinate services for JSU, DHS, schools and community.
Chart audit to ensure that documentation meets DHS and OTDA standards.
Direct the administrative and clinical operations of rehabilitation services for a two-campus 325-bed acute-care hospital and hospital-base home health agency.
Ensure compliance with board policy, UDAG regulations & CDBG regulations for housing programs.
Monitor Medicaid billing procedures, OASAS reporting procedures to prevent improper reimbursement request for clinical services.

Trustee example responsibilities.

Plan and manage executive, conference and NCAA meetings.
Evaluate and score scholarship applications; notify applicants of the board's decision
Chair of various institutional committees; with an emphasis on the shared governance process.
Make weekly court run to retrieve documents from web pacer brass for general public.
Review and analyze that all ECF documents for case set up has been file.
Coordinate annual fundraiser activities including designing and printing the campaign letter send to all alumni.

Shelter director vs trustee skills

Common shelter director skills

Social Work, 24%
Direct Supervision, 9%
Client Intake, 8%
Emergency Shelter, 7%
Social Services, 6%
Crisis Intervention, 6%

Common trustee skills

Financial Statements, 22%
Real Estate, 12%
Debtor, 11%
Bankruptcy Court, 6%
Scholarship, 5%
Foreclosure, 3%