Welfare director vs residential manager

The differences between welfare directors and residential 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 residential manager. Additionally, a welfare director has an average salary of $62,372, which is higher than the $39,112 average annual salary of a residential manager.

The top three skills for a welfare director include animal welfare, social services and medicaid. The most important skills for a residential manager are developmental disabilities, oversight, and incident reports.

Welfare director vs residential manager overview

	Welfare Director	Residential Manager
Yearly salary	$62,372	$39,112
Hourly rate	$29.99	$18.80
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	4,851	11,464
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	6	6

Welfare director vs residential manager salary

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

	Welfare Director	Residential Manager
Average salary	$62,372	$39,112
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $112,000	Between $29,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	Los Angeles, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	The Kennedy Center Inc.
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between welfare director and residential manager education

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

	Welfare Director	Residential Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Management	Psychology
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Welfare director vs residential manager demographics

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

	Welfare Director	Residential Manager
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 35.3% Female, 64.7%	Male, 33.7% Female, 66.3%
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, 11.7% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 5.2% White, 62.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	14%	14%

Differences between welfare director and residential 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

Residential manager example responsibilities.

Participate in all IHP/IPP meetings; ensure group home staff helps residents achieve IHP goals and continually monitor progress make.
Manage daily operation of residential group home and over see staff, client programming, activities, and residential ADL's.
Manage a residential facility for adolescents with severe autism and psychiatric conditions.
Facilitate weekly/biweekly meetings with house coordinators, community agencies to provide services.
Help integrate the behavior modification milieu with DBT.
Develop and implement learning programs for residents with autism, schizophrenia, and other mental disabilities.

Welfare director vs residential manager skills

Common welfare director skills

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

Common residential manager skills

Developmental Disabilities, 12%
Oversight, 7%
Incident Reports, 5%
Foster Care, 5%
Autism, 5%
Adaptive, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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