Student support services director vs residential manager

The differences between student support services directors and residential managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a student support services director and a residential manager. Additionally, a student support services director has an average salary of $68,180, which is higher than the $39,112 average annual salary of a residential manager.

The top three skills for a student support services director include student support, social work and professional development. The most important skills for a residential manager are developmental disabilities, oversight, and incident reports.

Student support services director vs residential manager overview

	Student Support Services Director	Residential Manager
Yearly salary	$68,180	$39,112
Hourly rate	$32.78	$18.80
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	126,554	11,464
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	6	6

Student support services director vs residential manager salary

Student support services directors and residential managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Student Support Services Director	Residential Manager
Average salary	$68,180	$39,112
Salary range	Between $43,000 And $106,000	Between $29,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	Santa Clarita, CA	Los Angeles, CA
Highest paying state	New Jersey	California
Best paying company	St. Clair County Community Mental Health	The Kennedy Center Inc.
Best paying industry	Education	Government

Differences between student support services director and residential manager education

There are a few differences between a student support services director and a residential manager in terms of educational background:

	Student Support Services Director	Residential Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Educational Leadership	Psychology
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Student support services director vs residential manager demographics

Here are the differences between student support services directors' and residential managers' demographics:

	Student Support Services Director	Residential Manager
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 32.9% Female, 67.1%	Male, 33.7% Female, 66.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% Asian, 5.1% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 5.2% White, 62.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	14%	14%

Differences between student support services director and residential manager duties and responsibilities

Student support services director example responsibilities.

Support and oversee students from colleges across the country as they organize and lead interfaith service programming on their own campuses.
Confer with physicians, psychologist, occupational therapists and other professionals in order to develop and implement client rehabilitation programs.
Participate in AQIP activities, committees and action learning projects.

Residential manager example responsibilities.

Participate in all IHP/IPP meetings; ensure group home staff helps residents achieve IHP goals and continually monitor progress make.
Manage daily operation of residential group home and over see staff, client programming, activities, and residential ADL's.
Manage a residential facility for adolescents with severe autism and psychiatric conditions.
Facilitate weekly/biweekly meetings with house coordinators, community agencies to provide services.
Help integrate the behavior modification milieu with DBT.
Develop and implement learning programs for residents with autism, schizophrenia, and other mental disabilities.

Student support services director vs residential manager skills

Common student support services director skills

Student Support, 26%
Social Work, 11%
Professional Development, 7%
Student Services, 6%
Crisis Intervention, 5%
Mediation, 3%

Common residential manager skills

Developmental Disabilities, 12%
Oversight, 7%
Incident Reports, 5%
Foster Care, 5%
Autism, 5%
Adaptive, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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