Administrative fellow vs nurse manager

The differences between administrative fellows and nurse 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 nurse manager. Additionally, a nurse manager has an average salary of $83,684, 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 nurse manager are patients, home health, and CPR.

Administrative fellow vs nurse manager overview

	Administrative Fellow	Nurse Manager
Yearly salary	$57,253	$83,684
Hourly rate	$27.53	$40.23
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	39,417	380,264
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
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 nurse manager do?

The primary role of nurse managers is to supervise the nursing staff in a clinical or hospital setting. They are the ones who are in charge of patient care, setting work schedules, and making budgetary and management decisions. They are also responsible for making personnel decisions, coordinating meetings, and creating safe environments that promote patient engagement and aid the healthcare team's work. Their role is vital in promoting a culture in which team members contribute to professional growth and patient outcomes.

Administrative fellow vs nurse manager salary

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

	Administrative Fellow	Nurse Manager
Average salary	$57,253	$83,684
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $78,000	Between $60,000 And $115,000
Highest paying City	Galveston, TX	Las Vegas, NV
Highest paying state	Delaware	Nevada
Best paying company	University Hospitals	BD
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between administrative fellow and nurse manager education

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

	Administrative Fellow	Nurse Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Administrative fellow vs nurse manager demographics

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

	Administrative Fellow	Nurse Manager
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 51.3% Female, 48.7%	Male, 13.5% Female, 86.5%
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, 12.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 7.6% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between administrative fellow and nurse 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

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Nurse manager example responsibilities.

Case manage workers compensation cases, administer drug testing, surveillance testing, minor 1st aid and CPR instruction.
Assess and manage various allergic and life threatening reactions of chemotherapy medications.
Manage staff of medical personnel providing care for telemetry, geriatric and general medicine patients.
Involve in utilization review and chart audits for all appropriate documentation for medicaid, Medicare and manage care organizations.
Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
Maintain current ACLS and BLS certifications.

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Administrative fellow vs nurse manager skills

Common administrative fellow skills

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

Common nurse manager skills

Patients, 22%
Home Health, 8%
CPR, 4%
Customer Service, 4%
Performance Improvement, 3%
Surgery, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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