Administrative fellow vs clinical manager

The differences between administrative fellows and clinical managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an administrative fellow and a clinical manager. Additionally, a clinical manager has an average salary of $84,066, which is higher than the $57,253 average annual salary of an administrative fellow.

The top three skills for an administrative fellow include patients, fellowship program and healthcare administration. The most important skills for a clinical manager are patients, customer service, and home health.

Administrative fellow vs clinical manager overview

	Administrative Fellow	Clinical Manager
Yearly salary	$57,253	$84,066
Hourly rate	$27.53	$40.42
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	39,417	81,863
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

What does an administrative fellow do?

An Administrative Fellow is a person that leads a team to accomplish tasks in a particular project. The administrative fellow has an essential part in developing and analyzing projects and will offer suggestions to enhance the project. It is also the responsibility of the executive fellow to understand trends and correctly understand customer feedback. The administrative fellow's main goal is to ensure projects and products are created with the best in mind.

What does a clinical manager do?

A clinical manager is responsible for monitoring medical procedures and administrative duties to ensure the smooth flow of operations in a healthcare facility. Clinical managers manage the facility's staffing needs, evaluate budget reports, assist healthcare professionals on administering medical duties, and develop strategic procedures to optimize treatments and maximize productivity. A clinical manager enforces strict sanitary and safety regulations for everyone's strict compliance. They also need to have excellent knowledge of the medical industry to promote medical processes and provide the highest quality care.

Administrative fellow vs clinical manager salary

Administrative fellows and clinical managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Administrative Fellow	Clinical Manager
Average salary	$57,253	$84,066
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $78,000	Between $55,000 And $128,000
Highest paying City	Galveston, TX	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Delaware	Rhode Island
Best paying company	University Hospitals	Genentech
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between administrative fellow and clinical manager education

There are a few differences between an administrative fellow and a clinical manager in terms of educational background:

	Administrative Fellow	Clinical Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Administrative fellow vs clinical manager demographics

Here are the differences between administrative fellows' and clinical managers' demographics:

	Administrative Fellow	Clinical Manager
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 51.3% Female, 48.7%	Male, 22.6% Female, 77.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 8.1% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 8.0% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between administrative fellow and clinical manager duties and responsibilities

Administrative fellow example responsibilities.

Experience working with manage care, Medicaid and capitate programs.
Orchestrate special events and reservations; manage customer relations and provide exemplary service to all customers.
Develop, implement and maintain an audit of cost versus revenue for a satellite diagnostic radiology center.
Facilitate conversion of office base surgery practice to hospital base clinic.
Assist executive director with administrative management of services -oncology, imaging & surgery.
Provide cloud base customer relationship management with Salesforce for optimization in coordination of the workforce development program and other community orient events

Clinical manager example responsibilities.

Track and manage IRB approvals.
Lead a team of 25 patient service coordinators and receptionists.
Manage and lead teams consisting of multiple internal departments as well as CRO and other vendors.
Manage data for research project billing and accountability for drug study product in accordance with FDA regulations.
Manage studies in association with the lead CRA to ensure all project expectations and milestones are meet.
Manage all facets of daily operations relating to imaging services, radiation therapy, and medical oncology services.

Administrative fellow vs clinical manager skills

Common administrative fellow skills

Patients, 12%
Fellowship Program, 8%
Healthcare Administration, 8%
Health System, 7%
Process Improvement, 6%
Patient Care, 6%

Common clinical manager skills

Patients, 19%
Customer Service, 8%
Home Health, 6%
Direct Patient Care, 5%
Quality Patient Care, 5%
Patient Education, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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