Assistant operations officer vs administrative operations manager

The differences between assistant operations officers and administrative operations 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 assistant operations officer and an administrative operations manager. Additionally, an assistant operations officer has an average salary of $59,412, which is higher than the $58,648 average annual salary of an administrative operations manager.

The top three skills for an assistant operations officer include logistical support, combat and training programs. The most important skills for an administrative operations manager are payroll, customer service, and oversight.

Assistant operations officer vs administrative operations manager overview

	Assistant Operations Officer	Administrative Operations Manager
Yearly salary	$59,412	$58,648
Hourly rate	$28.56	$28.20
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	175,114	325,720
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	6	6

Assistant operations officer vs administrative operations manager salary

Assistant operations officers and administrative operations managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant Operations Officer	Administrative Operations Manager
Average salary	$59,412	$58,648
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $91,000	Between $39,000 And $87,000
Highest paying City	-	San Carlos, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Riverbed Holdings, Inc.
Best paying industry	-	Real Estate

Differences between assistant operations officer and administrative operations manager education

There are a few differences between an assistant operations officer and an administrative operations manager in terms of educational background:

	Assistant Operations Officer	Administrative Operations Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Assistant operations officer vs administrative operations manager demographics

Here are the differences between assistant operations officers' and administrative operations managers' demographics:

	Assistant Operations Officer	Administrative Operations Manager
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 81.1% Female, 18.9%	Male, 40.8% Female, 59.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between assistant operations officer and administrative operations manager duties and responsibilities

Assistant operations officer example responsibilities.

Lead soldiers in training of reconnaissance techniques setting the example for other to follow.
Manage SharePoint data system for facility safety inspections and inventory tracking; develop organizational plan and access for over 3K personnel.
Plan and execute platoon level combat patrols, convoy security, civil reconstruction, humanitarian support and intelligence gathering missions.
Serve as the S3 in their absence.
Brief senior leaders on USMC positions and issues.
Assist is assigning ISR assets to support preplan and contingency operations.

Administrative operations manager example responsibilities.

Manage team of database administrators, database technicians and systems administrators responsible for maintaining all production, development and QA systems.
Train staff on HIPAA regulations.
Liaise with top hospital administration to attain clearance for international patient prior to surgery and maintain anonymity of high profile patients.
Direct and ensure the development, implementation and evaluation of radiology services.
Negotiate all clinical service contracts including rehabilitation, laboratory, radiology and pharmacy for both independent living and the health center.
Translate business requirements into software change requests to ERP application developers.

Assistant operations officer vs administrative operations manager skills

Common assistant operations officer skills

Logistical Support, 14%
Combat, 14%
Training Programs, 6%
Training Events, 6%
Tactical Operations, 4%
Operations Orders, 4%

Common administrative operations manager skills

Payroll, 10%
Customer Service, 7%
Oversight, 7%
Project Management, 7%
Direct Reports, 6%
Human Resources, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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