Branch chief vs branch manager

The differences between branch chiefs and branch managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a branch chief, becoming a branch manager takes usually requires 6-8 years. Additionally, a branch chief has an average salary of $111,362, which is higher than the $56,291 average annual salary of a branch manager.

The top three skills for a branch chief include oversight, direct support and DOD. The most important skills for a branch manager are customer satisfaction, business development, and branch management.

Branch chief vs branch manager overview

	Branch Chief	Branch Manager
Yearly salary	$111,362	$56,291
Hourly rate	$53.54	$27.06
Growth rate	6%	17%
Number of jobs	21,813	333,883
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	44	46
Years of experience	6	8

Branch chief vs branch manager salary

Branch chiefs and branch managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Branch Chief	Branch Manager
Average salary	$111,362	$56,291
Salary range	Between $75,000 And $165,000	Between $39,000 And $80,000
Highest paying City	-	Oakland, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	FNB
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between branch chief and branch manager education

There are a few differences between a branch chief and a branch manager in terms of educational background:

	Branch Chief	Branch Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Branch chief vs branch manager demographics

Here are the differences between branch chiefs' and branch managers' demographics:

	Branch Chief	Branch Manager
Average age	44	46
Gender ratio	Male, 83.8% Female, 16.2%	Male, 59.8% Female, 40.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 7.8% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	10%	11%

Differences between branch chief and branch manager duties and responsibilities

Branch chief example responsibilities.

Coordinate and lead foreign military delegations to CONUS exercises.
Manage human sources of information program, and perform duties as intelligence oversight and personnel reliability/security program manager.
Evaluate progress of program plans to determine whether overall command-wide objectives are being accomplish economically with reference to budget and manpower.
Conduct insurance verification; Medicaid and private-pay billing and collections.
Provide technical and functional guidance and project oversight to implement command wide administrative tracking and collaboration system network and server infrastructure.
Evaluate progress of program plans to determine whether overall command-wide objectives are being accomplish economically with reference to budget and manpower.

Branch manager example responsibilities.

Manage and coordinate a high volume sales pipeline from beginning to closing while ensuring all RESPA regulations are met.
Warehouse operations plus office duties, A/P, A/R.
Support A/R, A/P, and provide data analyzation from 12 branches to assist with annual budgeting projections/forecasting.
Provide leadership for sales, customer service, operations, compliance, and ethics as branch manager of an in-store branch.
Educate staff in areas of bank secrecy, bank regulations, and internal audit policy.
Train agents and managers using office generate PowerPoint presentations, company flip charts and training videos.

Branch chief vs branch manager skills

Common branch chief skills

Oversight, 13%
Direct Support, 7%
DOD, 7%
Human Resources, 6%
Logistics Support, 6%
Technical Assistance, 6%

Common branch manager skills

Customer Satisfaction, 8%
Business Development, 7%
Branch Management, 5%
Human Resources, 5%
Financial Statements, 5%
Performance Management, 4%