Campus Director
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Campus Director oversees most non-academic goals and events on the campus of a college or university. Manages daily operations on campus. Hires non-academic personnel on campus, oversees activities planning, budgeting, campus preservation, and recruitment and retention.
Job Outlook
There were 119 Campus Director job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 2566 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the College / University Administrator industry, which includes the Campus Director career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Campus Director jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $106,922.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $103,548.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Campus Director postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $84,424.
Education and Experience
Posted Campus Director jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 49.49% |
| Master's Degree | 32.35% |
| Doctoral Degree | 4.99% |
| Other | 11.42% |
Posted Campus Director jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 32.36% |
| 3 to 5 years | 51.42% |
| 6 to 8 years | 9.94% |
| 9+ years | 6.28% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Campus Director positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Leadership (49.73%)
- Communication (49.69%)
- Operations (40.53%)
- Management (38.04%)
- Planning (26.23%)
- Customer Service (22.8%)
- Problem Solving (20.73%)
- Coordinating (19.13%)
- Writing (15.08%)
- Interpersonal Communications (14.69%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Administrative Support (6.7%)
- Student Services (34.81%)
- Auditing (5.84%)
- Fundraising (12.17%)
- Information Systems (2.01%)
- Finance (7.06%)
- Food Services (5.78%)
- Higher Education (14%)
- Marketing (21%)
- Operations Management (5.23%)
- Project Management (12.6%)
- Performance Management (5.05%)
- Facility Management (10.53%)
- Financial Management (3.53%)
- Student Engagement (14.55%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Campus Director skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Director of Campus Life
- Assistant Campus Director
- Director of Campus Services
- Assistant Director of Campus Life
- Campus Life Coordinator
- Campus Coordinator
- Campus Manager
- Director of Campus Recreation
- Campus Operations Manager
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Higher Education Administrator
- Director of Student Affairs
- Student Affairs Administrator
- Higher Education Program Coordinator
- Higher Education Associate Dean
- Higher Education Program Director
- Dean of Students
- Student Support Administrator
- Residential Services Administrator
- Dean (General)
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Campus Director jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- University of Alaska (149)
- Youth For Christ (70)
- University Women's Association of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (29)
- City Church (28)
- Bufftutor Network (26)
- Fusion (21)
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (20)
- Carrington College (20)
- Wayland Baptist University (17)
- University of California (17)
North Carolina
- University of North Carolina (16)
- East Carolina University (7)
- Godog (4)
- ECPI University (4)
- Elevation Church (3)
- Mercy Church (3)
- Wake Forest University (3)
- Wingate University (3)
- Youth For Christ (3)
- Bennett College (3)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Adult and Community College Education Master's Degrees
- Educational Leadership Doctoral Degrees
- Statistics Education Graduate Certificates
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