Welfare director vs home manager

The differences between welfare directors and home 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 welfare director and a home manager. Additionally, a home manager has an average salary of $75,914, which is higher than the $62,372 average annual salary of a welfare director.

The top three skills for a welfare director include animal welfare, social services and medicaid. The most important skills for a home manager are home health, patients, and patient care.

Welfare director vs home manager overview

	Welfare Director	Home Manager
Yearly salary	$62,372	$75,914
Hourly rate	$29.99	$36.50
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	4,851	49,494
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	6	6

Welfare director vs home manager salary

Welfare directors and home managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Welfare Director	Home Manager
Average salary	$62,372	$75,914
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $112,000	Between $50,000 And $114,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Cruz, CA
Highest paying state	-	Pennsylvania
Best paying company	-	JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between welfare director and home manager education

There are a few differences between a welfare director and a home manager in terms of educational background:

	Welfare Director	Home Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Management	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Welfare director vs home manager demographics

Here are the differences between welfare directors' and home managers' demographics:

	Welfare Director	Home Manager
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 35.3% Female, 64.7%	Male, 25.8% Female, 74.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 4.9% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 5.4% White, 61.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	14%	14%

Differences between welfare director and home manager duties and responsibilities

Welfare director example responsibilities.

Manage the daily social media outlets, such as facebook, youtube, twitter, google +, and wordpress.
Prepare quarterly/annual financial and statistical reports on ICW program.
Participate on COA reaccreditation team that result in reaccreditation

Home manager example responsibilities.

Manage Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance authorizations.
Complete Medicaid billing & DCFS reports.
Maintain HIPAA standards and confidentially of protect health information.
Pay bills, balance check books, shop, Dr appointment, and community outings
Implement ADL programs for the residents to follow in order to maintain and improve independents.
Provide, encourage, assist, and supervise individuals in personal care, ADL's.

Welfare director vs home manager skills

Common welfare director skills

Animal Welfare, 53%
Social Services, 25%
Medicaid, 22%

Common home manager skills

Home Health, 17%
Patients, 14%
Patient Care, 9%
Cleanliness, 6%
Excellent Organizational, 5%
Mental Health, 4%