Administrative fellow vs unit director

The differences between administrative fellows and unit 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 a unit director. Additionally, a unit director has an average salary of $74,346, 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 unit director are patients, patient care, and customer service.

Administrative fellow vs unit director overview

	Administrative Fellow	Unit Director
Yearly salary	$57,253	$74,346
Hourly rate	$27.53	$35.74
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	39,417	41,585
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
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 unit director do?

A unit director is a management professional who is responsible for directing and managing a group of medical professionals in an organization. This director must manage the daily clinical and administrative duties for those professionals involved in the mental health hospitalization programs. The director must assist in recruiting healthcare professionals to maximize the branch and margin profits of the medical establishment. This director should also attend meetings with the OCFS program to discuss the performance and outcome measures of the program.

Administrative fellow vs unit director salary

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

	Administrative Fellow	Unit Director
Average salary	$57,253	$74,346
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $78,000	Between $42,000 And $131,000
Highest paying City	Galveston, TX	Fairfield, CT
Highest paying state	Delaware	Connecticut
Best paying company	University Hospitals	Palo Alto Networks
Best paying industry	Health Care	Manufacturing

Differences between administrative fellow and unit director education

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

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

Administrative fellow vs unit director demographics

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

	Administrative Fellow	Unit Director
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 51.3% Female, 48.7%	Male, 46.0% Female, 54.0%
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, 12.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Asian, 7.5% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between administrative fellow and unit 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

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Unit director example responsibilities.

Prepare and manage payroll and purchasing, which include balancing of accounts within budgetary limits; establish daily interaction with clients.
Manage operational organizing of stock and equipment, order supplies and oversee building maintenance, cleanliness and security.
Provide case management services to residents in the Alzheimer's unit.
Migrate all operations to a new ERP and retail system with a successful implementation.
Develop and implement a program which assure quality of life for mid- stage Alzheimer's residents.
Oversee labor, as well as, payroll, purchases, complete work orders, and operating supplies.

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Administrative fellow vs unit director skills

Common administrative fellow skills

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

Common unit director skills

Patients, 23%
Patient Care, 21%
Customer Service, 14%
Cleanliness, 7%
Staff Development, 6%
Customer Satisfaction, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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