Branch chief vs manager

The differences between branch chiefs and managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a branch chief and a manager. Additionally, a branch chief has an average salary of $111,362, which is higher than the $58,651 average annual salary of a manager.

The top three skills for a branch chief include oversight, direct support and DOD. The most important skills for a manager are customer service, payroll, and food safety.

Branch chief vs manager overview

	Branch Chief	Manager
Yearly salary	$111,362	$58,651
Hourly rate	$53.54	$28.20
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	21,813	1,236,194
Job satisfaction	-	4.57
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	6	6

Branch chief vs manager salary

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

	Branch Chief	Manager
Average salary	$111,362	$58,651
Salary range	Between $75,000 And $165,000	Between $37,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between branch chief and manager education

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

	Branch Chief	Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Branch chief vs manager demographics

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

	Branch Chief	Manager
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 83.8% Female, 16.2%	Male, 51.0% Female, 49.0%
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, 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 branch chief and 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.

Manager example responsibilities.

Manage both BOH and FOH operations exceeding company specifications.
Manage logistics and security for high net worth individuals and corporations.
Manage budgets and payroll records, review financial transactions to assure expenditures are authorize and budget.
Guide and manage the administrative day-to-day academic program and the implementation of strategies by providing leadership to faculty and staff.
Provide leadership and direction to facility management and program owners while motivating and interacting with employees to achieve continuous improvement.
Customer-Orient with experience with POS systems, food preparation and safety regulations.

Branch chief vs manager skills

Common branch chief skills

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

Common manager skills

Customer Service, 19%
Payroll, 9%
Food Safety, 8%
Financial Statements, 4%
Management, 4%
PowerPoint, 4%