Administrative fellow vs interim director

The differences between administrative fellows and interim directors 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 an interim director. Additionally, an interim director has an average salary of $104,142, 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 an interim director are healthcare, patient care, and oversight.

Administrative fellow vs interim director overview

	Administrative Fellow	Interim Director
Yearly salary	$57,253	$104,142
Hourly rate	$27.53	$50.07
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	39,417	49,433
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
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 an interim director do?

An interim director is responsible for supporting business operations, organizing training, as well as specific department programs for staff to maximize their productivity and improve optimal performance to meet project deliverables and achieve client satisfaction. Interim directors coordinate with the management and board executives on corporate decisions, implementing company guidelines and procedures, and identifying business opportunities to generate more revenues and profitability. They also analyze financial statements and business transactions, developing strategies to reduce expenses and minimize loss without sacrificing the organization's quality services.

Administrative fellow vs interim director salary

Administrative fellows and interim directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Administrative Fellow	Interim Director
Average salary	$57,253	$104,142
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $78,000	Between $66,000 And $162,000
Highest paying City	Galveston, TX	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Delaware	California
Best paying company	University Hospitals	UPMC
Best paying industry	Health Care	Professional

Differences between administrative fellow and interim director education

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

	Administrative Fellow	Interim Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Administrative fellow vs interim director demographics

Here are the differences between administrative fellows' and interim directors' demographics:

	Administrative Fellow	Interim Director
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 51.3% Female, 48.7%	Male, 39.5% Female, 60.5%
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, 11.6% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 8.0% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between administrative fellow and interim director 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

Interim director example responsibilities.

Manage and direct department operations and staffing for the invasive and non-invasive cardiology department.
Establish and develop relationships with ERP and consulting vendors with the goal of maximizing comparative advantage and cost efficient solution development.
Increase patient satisfaction on scores relate the cleanliness through employee engagement and through close collaboration with the management team.
Program development, quality improvement, JCAHO preparation, and hospital disaster preparedness.
Pet restraint, blood draws, catheter placement, vaccine administration.
Put hospital on growth trajectory, reversing negative EBITDA within first year.

Administrative fellow vs interim director skills

Common administrative fellow skills

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

Common interim director skills

Healthcare, 13%
Patient Care, 11%
Oversight, 9%
Patient Safety, 6%
Financial Management, 6%
Bed Facility, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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