Trained counselor vs activities director

The differences between trained counselors and activities directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an activities director has an average salary of $44,982, which is higher than the $37,061 average annual salary of a trained counselor.

The top three skills for a trained counselor include mental health, group therapy and substance abuse. The most important skills for an activities director are patients, rehabilitation, and resident care.

Trained counselor vs activities director overview

	Trained Counselor	Activities Director
Yearly salary	$37,061	$44,982
Hourly rate	$17.82	$21.63
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	27,923	6,845
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	4

Trained counselor vs activities director salary

Trained counselors and activities directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Trained Counselor	Activities Director
Average salary	$37,061	$44,982
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $59,000	Between $27,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	Huntington, NY
Highest paying state	-	Mississippi
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between trained counselor and activities director education

There are a few differences between a trained counselor and an activities director in terms of educational background:

	Trained Counselor	Activities Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	Duke University	University of Pennsylvania

Trained counselor vs activities director demographics

Here are the differences between trained counselors' and activities directors' demographics:

	Trained Counselor	Activities Director
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 43.7% Female, 56.3%	Male, 20.4% Female, 79.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 3.7% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 5.1% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	11%	8%

Differences between trained counselor and activities director duties and responsibilities

Trained counselor example responsibilities.

Manage the dispute resolution/litigation process; responding to and resolving threaten litigation; responding to subpoenas and regulatory inquiries and investigations.
Participate in CPR class learning how to resuscitate people when they are choking or cannot breathe.
Work on the development of a web resource page of events which include community fairs and CPR training.
Develop and run behavior modification programming.
Display a superior talent for collaborating with other counselors and providing newly diagnose children with leadership and encouragement.
Manage the dispute resolution/litigation process; responding to and resolving threaten litigation; responding to subpoenas and regulatory inquiries and investigations.

Activities director example responsibilities.

Manage updated JCC social media, including Facebook.
Manage pet therapy/pat visitation protocol.
Attend interdisciplinary care plan meetings and document in MDS and resident medical records as appropriate.
Plan, organize, and run the afterschool
Create reports, handouts, and PowerPoint presentations.
Assist teachers with reading and mathematics lessons and activities.

Trained counselor vs activities director skills

Common trained counselor skills

Mental Health, 22%
Group Therapy, 13%
Substance Abuse, 6%
Intake Interviews, 5%
CIT, 5%
CPR, 5%

Common activities director skills

Patients, 15%
Rehabilitation, 10%
Resident Care, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Home Health, 7%
MDS, 6%

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