Branch chief vs owner/manager

The differences between branch chiefs and owner/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 an owner/manager. Additionally, a branch chief has an average salary of $111,362, which is higher than the $75,822 average annual salary of an owner/manager.

The top three skills for a branch chief include oversight, direct support and DOD. The most important skills for an owner/manager are financial statements, inventory control, and customer service.

Branch chief vs owner/manager overview

	Branch Chief	Owner/Manager
Yearly salary	$111,362	$75,822
Hourly rate	$53.54	$36.45
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	21,813	303,790
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	6	6

Branch chief vs owner/manager salary

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

	Branch Chief	Owner/Manager
Average salary	$111,362	$75,822
Salary range	Between $75,000 And $165,000	Between $44,000 And $129,000
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Differences between branch chief and owner/manager education

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

	Branch Chief	Owner/Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Branch chief vs owner/manager demographics

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

	Branch Chief	Owner/Manager
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 83.8% Female, 16.2%	Male, 59.0% Female, 41.0%
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, 6.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 6.3% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between branch chief and owner/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.

Owner/manager example responsibilities.

Manage end to end business operations including hiring, scheduling visits, conducting customer consultations and performing pet visits.
Cultivate relationship through social media with younger customers via a regularly-update Facebook account.
Develop and execute operational strategies for internal processes and expand business via SEO.
Establish an exceptional lawn maintenance business specializing in lawn mowing and offering basic landscaping services.
Execute takeover of turnkey business -maintain financial records in QuickBooks including payroll, invoicing and reconciliation.
Developed/Maintain Facebook page for marketing/advertising.

Branch chief vs owner/manager skills

Common branch chief skills

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

Common owner/manager skills

Financial Statements, 19%
Inventory Control, 7%
Customer Service, 7%
Business Plan, 5%
Human Resources, 4%
Real Estate, 4%