Summer camp director vs senior counselor

The differences between summer camp directors and senior counselors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a summer camp director and a senior counselor. Additionally, a senior counselor has an average salary of $127,405, which is higher than the $36,909 average annual salary of a summer camp director.

The top three skills for a summer camp director include CPR, kids and role model. The most important skills for a senior counselor are litigation, legal advice, and legal issues.

Summer camp director vs senior counselor overview

	Summer Camp Director	Senior Counselor
Yearly salary	$36,909	$127,405
Hourly rate	$17.74	$61.25
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	12,855	28,008
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Summer camp director vs senior counselor salary

Summer camp directors and senior counselors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Summer Camp Director	Senior Counselor
Average salary	$36,909	$127,405
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $54,000	Between $81,000 And $200,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	Olympia, WA
Highest paying state	Alaska	Alaska
Best paying company	Union University	Crowell & Moring
Best paying industry	Education	-

Differences between summer camp director and senior counselor education

There are a few differences between a summer camp director and a senior counselor in terms of educational background:

	Summer Camp Director	Senior Counselor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Elementary Education	Law
Most common college	Northwestern University	Duke University

Summer camp director vs senior counselor demographics

Here are the differences between summer camp directors' and senior counselors' demographics:

	Summer Camp Director	Senior Counselor
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 38.3% Female, 61.7%	Male, 49.9% Female, 50.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.6% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 5.0% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 13.5% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 5.0% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between summer camp director and senior counselor duties and responsibilities

Summer camp director example responsibilities.

Manage and supervise the development and execution of program, including fiscal oversight, funding initiatives, and new partnerships.
Administer CPR and first aid when need.
Assist in creating an environment that protects the children, particularly with food allergies
Work within any classroom, infant through school-age kids that need an assistant teacher to meet DPW ratio.
Serve as a camp counselor with proper supervision over the kids and also make sure they get the proper help.
Train and supervise camp counselors, with training activities extending to CPR, sexual abuse awareness, and regional training requirements.

Senior counselor example responsibilities.

Manage team of IP professionals in patent, trademark and copyright protection matters.
Provide supervision and manage delinquent youthful offenders, in a secure residential correctional treatment facility.
Manage outside counsel in connection with merger/acquisition/business development activity, litigation matters, and the resolution of third party disputes.
Lead educational initiatives to patients such as education in safety, assertive communication, appropriate boundaries, personal hygiene and nutrition.
Manage the dispute resolution/litigation process; responding to and resolving threaten litigation; responding to subpoenas and regulatory inquiries and investigations.
Assist with ADL's, teaching/mentoring, advocating and community integration.

Summer camp director vs senior counselor skills

Common summer camp director skills

CPR, 23%
Kids, 11%
Role Model, 11%
Safety Procedures, 10%
Conflict Resolution, 6%
Program Curriculum, 5%

Common senior counselor skills

Litigation, 10%
Legal Advice, 10%
Legal Issues, 7%
Patients, 6%
Legal Support, 5%
Intellectual Property, 5%

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