Administrative director vs chief executive officer

The differences between administrative directors and chief executive officers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become an administrative director, becoming a chief executive officer takes usually requires More than 10 years. Additionally, a chief executive officer has an average salary of $192,260, which is higher than the $80,158 average annual salary of an administrative director.

The top three skills for an administrative director include patients, patient care and customer service. The most important skills for a chief executive officer are healthcare, patients, and patient care.

Administrative director vs chief executive officer overview

	Administrative Director	Chief Executive Officer
Yearly salary	$80,158	$192,260
Hourly rate	$38.54	$92.43
Growth rate	7%	6%
Number of jobs	52,849	149,185
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	50	52
Years of experience	2	-

What does an administrative director do?

An administrative director primarily functions to oversee daily operations within a company, ensuring everything is running smoothly. Among their responsibilities include monitoring the budget and audits, allocating funds to every department, coordinating with supervisors, and analyzing key data such as finances and progress reports. Additionally, they are also responsible for implementing policies and regulations, even crafting new ones when necessary. They typically report all progress and concerns to higher officials such as the president and vice president.

What does a chief executive officer do?

A chief executive officer is the overall head of the company's operations. Chief executive officers are responsible for making corporate decisions that would define the company's performance in the market. A chief executive officer must display exceptional leadership and decision-making skills to create business growth and development strategies. The chief executive officers also provide a regular business update to the board regarding the company's status. They should also be able to identify business opportunities and create long-lasting, professional relationships with business partners and other organizations.

Administrative director vs chief executive officer salary

Administrative directors and chief executive officers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Administrative Director	Chief Executive Officer
Average salary	$80,158	$192,260
Salary range	Between $53,000 And $121,000	Between $104,000 And $354,000
Highest paying City	Boston, MA	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	Connecticut	Hawaii
Best paying company	Mayer Brown	Alecto Healthcare Services LLC
Best paying industry	Media	Start-up

Differences between administrative director and chief executive officer education

There are a few differences between an administrative director and a chief executive officer in terms of educational background:

	Administrative Director	Chief Executive Officer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Administrative director vs chief executive officer demographics

Here are the differences between administrative directors' and chief executive officers' demographics:

	Administrative Director	Chief Executive Officer
Average age	50	52
Gender ratio	Male, 33.8% Female, 66.2%	Male, 68.5% Female, 31.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Asian, 4.3% White, 67.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 7.8% White, 76.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	12%

Differences between administrative director and chief executive officer duties and responsibilities

Administrative director example responsibilities.

Manage payroll system and provide staff and directors with essential reporting necessary for managing employee resources.
Manage A/P, A/R and general accounting.
Lead a change in system philosophy on physician equity interest in surgery centers.
Manage administrative operations for the business -purchasing, accounting, payroll, safety and environmental safety training and testing.
Receive and process incoming Medicaid, Medicare, government grants and donation checks.
Charge with improving customer service for patients and physicians as well as re-capturing lose outpatient radiology business.

Chief executive officer example responsibilities.

Manage the bidding process by reviewing all RFP and preparing responses.
Manage complex Google, Facebook, SEO/Content, drip email, behavior base emails, and so much more.
Manage and grow Instagram accounts of large and small businesses as well as individual accounts such as models and singers.
Design, execute, and manage the construction and d cor of store location and seasonal windows of old store location.
Develop an IP within the e-Gaming & mobile-gaming world that can achieve ad revenue greater than Google or Facebook potentially combine.
Source and manage contractors for frontend JavaScript development.

Administrative director vs chief executive officer skills

Common administrative director skills

Patients, 11%
Patient Care, 9%
Customer Service, 6%
Human Resources, 5%
Financial Reports, 5%
Payroll, 5%

Common chief executive officer skills

Healthcare, 13%
Patients, 10%
Patient Care, 8%
Customer Service, 8%
Financial Management, 6%
Oversight, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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