Trailer park manager vs building manager

The differences between trailer park managers and building 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 trailer park manager and a building manager. Additionally, a trailer park manager has an average salary of $81,582, which is higher than the $66,595 average annual salary of a building manager.

The top three skills for a trailer park manager include ATV, mowing and DOT. The most important skills for a building manager are building maintenance, emergency situations, and HVAC.

Trailer park manager vs building manager overview

	Trailer Park Manager	Building Manager
Yearly salary	$81,582	$66,595
Hourly rate	$39.22	$32.02
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	9,610	15,982
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	6	6

Trailer park manager vs building manager salary

Trailer park managers and building managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Trailer Park Manager	Building Manager
Average salary	$81,582	$66,595
Salary range	Between $49,000 And $133,000	Between $37,000 And $117,000
Highest paying City	-	Cambridge, MA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Real Estate

Differences between trailer park manager and building manager education

There are a few differences between a trailer park manager and a building manager in terms of educational background:

	Trailer Park Manager	Building Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Southern California

Trailer park manager vs building manager demographics

Here are the differences between trailer park managers' and building managers' demographics:

	Trailer Park Manager	Building Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 57.6% Female, 42.4%	Male, 65.9% Female, 34.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 11.9% Asian, 6.0% White, 68.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 5.3% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between trailer park manager and building manager duties and responsibilities

Trailer park manager example responsibilities.

Provide leadership and supervision by managing day-to-day operations for a county park facility.
Demonstrate continuous leadership for employees by providing on-the-job training while building good working relationships with management and customers.
Receive customers positively by greeting them and assist them with information on vacant properties and information regarding the surrounding community.

Building manager example responsibilities.

Demonstrate leadership, accountability, and teamwork when managing the budget by empowering staff members to participate in controlling expenditures.
Supervise electrical, plumbing, mechanical and general carpentry works.
Perform renovation repairs including painting, plastering, electrical and plumbing repairs.
Maintain cleanliness of common spaces; including garbage/recycling removal and snow removal.
Provide first aid and CPR as required.
Offer basic first aid and CPR when need.

Trailer park manager vs building manager skills

Common trailer park manager skills

ATV, 58%
Mowing, 24%
DOT, 18%

Common building manager skills

Building Maintenance, 8%
Emergency Situations, 8%
HVAC, 7%
Quality Customer Service, 7%
Facilities Management, 5%
Emergency Procedures, 4%

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