Summer counselor vs site leader

The differences between summer counselors and site leaders 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 counselor and a site leader. Additionally, a site leader has an average salary of $64,886, which is higher than the $25,176 average annual salary of a summer counselor.

The top three skills for a summer counselor include child care, kids and leadership. The most important skills for a site leader are customer service, project management, and logistics.

Summer counselor vs site leader overview

	Summer Counselor	Site Leader
Yearly salary	$25,176	$64,886
Hourly rate	$12.10	$31.20
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	30,702	56,932
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Summer counselor vs site leader salary

Summer counselors and site leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Summer Counselor	Site Leader
Average salary	$25,176	$64,886
Salary range	Between $16,000 And $37,000	Between $31,000 And $134,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Mississippi
Best paying company	-	BP America Inc
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between summer counselor and site leader education

There are a few differences between a summer counselor and a site leader in terms of educational background:

	Summer Counselor	Site Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Stanford University

Summer counselor vs site leader demographics

Here are the differences between summer counselors' and site leaders' demographics:

	Summer Counselor	Site Leader
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 43.3% Female, 56.7%	Male, 65.6% Female, 34.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.7% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 4.9% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 12.1% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 5.1% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between summer counselor and site leader duties and responsibilities

Summer counselor example responsibilities.

Educate campers to manage their diabetes independently bypracticing in team excercises.
Help teachers with daily activities and make sure everything run smoothly as each day proceed.
Coordinate with other counselors to maintain camp cleanliness, and make sure that the campers have a safe and enjoyable experience.
Maintain general cleanliness of facilities and campground.
Motivate participants in succeeding at academics, leadership abilities, team building, and relationships
Maintain and ensure cleanliness of areas to uphold USPH and Disney standards.

Site leader example responsibilities.

Lead ISO 13485 and CE regulatory submission efforts for Europe, Canada, and Australia.
Manage necessary inventory reporting activities, including month to month variance, require KPI, age inventory action plans.
Manage logistics requirements for assign installations to include facility access, classroom materials, office supplies/equipment and computers.
Develop multiple in-store processes to manage payroll and successfully increase financial numbers through decreasing operational expense and increasing operational income.
Hold a CPR certification along with first aid.
Participate in all regulatory audits (FDA, ISO, and internal).

Summer counselor vs site leader skills

Common summer counselor skills

Child Care, 30%
Kids, 28%
Leadership, 11%
Youth Ages, 10%
CPR, 4%
Role Model, 4%

Common site leader skills

Customer Service, 11%
Project Management, 8%
Logistics, 7%
Patients, 6%
Continuous Improvement, 5%
CPR, 4%