Welfare director vs service program manager

The differences between welfare directors and service program 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 service program manager. Additionally, a service program manager has an average salary of $78,256, 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 service program manager are project management, program management, and veterans.

Welfare director vs service program manager overview

	Welfare Director	Service Program Manager
Yearly salary	$62,372	$78,256
Hourly rate	$29.99	$37.62
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	4,851	116,114
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	6	6

Welfare director vs service program manager salary

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

	Welfare Director	Service Program Manager
Average salary	$62,372	$78,256
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $112,000	Between $50,000 And $121,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between welfare director and service program manager education

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

	Welfare Director	Service Program Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Management	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Welfare director vs service program manager demographics

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

	Welfare Director	Service Program Manager
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 35.3% Female, 64.7%	Male, 47.3% Female, 52.7%
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, 14.6% Asian, 5.2% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	14%	14%

Differences between welfare director and service program 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

Service program manager example responsibilities.

Review SLA requirements, conduct pre-contract and/or on-boarding process review, and manage recruitment/hiring of PM/SME staff for multiple HRO towers.
Manage logistics and support multiple events and programs simultaneously.
Initiate and manage a volunteer corps which reduce payroll significantly.
Manage program coordinators processing development of customer supply art files and instruction, reducing production errors.
Lead the introduction and upgrade of wireless infrastructure at remote locations to ensure adherence with internal and international wireless standards.
Develop and maintain an active social media presence on facebook and youtube.

Welfare director vs service program manager skills

Common welfare director skills

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

Common service program manager skills

Project Management, 10%
Program Management, 8%
Veterans, 7%
Customer Service, 6%
Oversight, 5%
Patients, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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