Board member, president vs chief operating officer

The differences between board members, president and chief operating officers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a board member, president and a chief operating officer. Additionally, a chief operating officer has an average salary of $136,604, which is higher than the $47,458 average annual salary of a board member, president.

The top three skills for a board member, president include financial statements, non-profit organization and student organizations. The most important skills for a chief operating officer are healthcare, customer service, and oversight.

Board member, president vs chief operating officer overview

	Board Member, President	Chief Operating Officer
Yearly salary	$47,458	$136,604
Hourly rate	$22.82	$65.67
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	36,780	128,993
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	52	52
Years of experience	-	-

Board member, president vs chief operating officer salary

Board members, president and chief operating officers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Board Member, President	Chief Operating Officer
Average salary	$47,458	$136,604
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $86,000	Between $81,000 And $229,000
Highest paying City	-	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Baker McKenzie
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between board member, president and chief operating officer education

There are a few differences between a board member, president and a chief operating officer in terms of educational background:

	Board Member, President	Chief Operating Officer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Board member, president vs chief operating officer demographics

Here are the differences between board members, president' and chief operating officers' demographics:

	Board Member, President	Chief Operating Officer
Average age	52	52
Gender ratio	Male, 53.4% Female, 46.6%	Male, 76.6% Female, 23.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 7.7% White, 76.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Asian, 7.5% White, 76.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between board member, president and chief operating officer duties and responsibilities

Board member, president example responsibilities.

Founded, develop and manage a playwriting group for NYC playwrights.
Lead monthly meetings of membership consisting of parents and alumni.
Lead board members to design and host events, advertising by Facebook, newsletter, and recruit new board members.
Collaborate with local and national alumni to coordinate chapter rules and regulations as stipulated per the sorority by-laws.
Establish and implement quality and inventory control measures, handle payroll, calculate menu cost analysis and coordinate marketing/customer retention programs.
Provide the functional specifications for data migration to windows base system.

Chief operating officer example responsibilities.

Manage the RFP process and present investment packages to local and regional lenders to procure acquisition and long term debt financing.
Develop and integrate care services, achieve and maintain JCAHO accreditation.
Attain ISO registration, resulting in excellent documentation and adherence to operational and administrative process controls.
Manage the implementation of a new supply base global ERP system that reduce inventory and enable just-in-time delivery.
Establish, manage and coordinate activities of this start-up management company specializing in turning around trouble health insurance plans.
Manage all financial functions including controlling/accounting, board and regulatory reporting, treasury and cash management, and asset/liability management.

Board member, president vs chief operating officer skills

Common board member, president skills

Financial Statements, 16%
Non-Profit Organization, 10%
Student Organizations, 7%
Oversight, 5%
Alumni, 4%
Fund Raising, 3%

Common chief operating officer skills

Healthcare, 11%
Customer Service, 8%
Oversight, 7%
Financial Management, 7%
Business Strategies, 6%
Human Resources, 6%

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