Trustee vs conservator

The differences between trustees and conservators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a trustee, becoming a conservator takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a trustee has an average salary of $97,590, which is higher than the $46,396 average annual salary of a conservator.

The top three skills for a trustee include financial statements, real estate and debtor. The most important skills for a conservator are social security, condition reports, and photographic documentation.

Trustee vs conservator overview

	Trustee	Conservator
Yearly salary	$97,590	$46,396
Hourly rate	$46.92	$22.31
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	112	79
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	45	44
Years of experience	6	4

Trustee vs conservator salary

Trustees and conservators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Trustee	Conservator
Average salary	$97,590	$46,396
Salary range	Between $54,000 And $175,000	Between $25,000 And $86,000
Highest paying City	-	Anchorage, AK
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	The Mariners' Museum and Park
Best paying industry	-	Non Profits

Differences between trustee and conservator education

There are a few differences between a trustee and a conservator in terms of educational background:

	Trustee	Conservator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Fine Arts
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Maryland - College Park

Trustee vs conservator demographics

Here are the differences between trustees' and conservators' demographics:

	Trustee	Conservator
Average age	45	44
Gender ratio	Male, 51.2% Female, 48.8%	Male, 35.1% Female, 64.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 5.1% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 5.1% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.0% Asian, 4.9% White, 77.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	14%	13%

Differences between trustee and conservator duties and responsibilities

Trustee example responsibilities.

Plan and manage executive, conference and NCAA meetings.
Evaluate and score scholarship applications; notify applicants of the board's decision
Chair of various institutional committees; with an emphasis on the shared governance process.
Make weekly court run to retrieve documents from web pacer brass for general public.
Review and analyze that all ECF documents for case set up has been file.
Coordinate annual fundraiser activities including designing and printing the campaign letter send to all alumni.

Conservator example responsibilities.

Create initial inventory of finances and physical items own by estate and submit to probate court.
Analyze prehistoric and historic cultural artifacts, including data entry for cataloging.
Design costumes and usher for mainstage productions.
Perform archeological field excavations and laboratory analysis.

Trustee vs conservator skills

Common trustee skills

Financial Statements, 22%
Real Estate, 12%
Debtor, 11%
Bankruptcy Court, 6%
Scholarship, 5%
Foreclosure, 3%

Common conservator skills

Social Security, 17%
Condition Reports, 14%
Photographic Documentation, 12%
Condition Assessment, 12%
Conservation Lab, 11%
Conservation Treatments, 10%