Chief technology officer vs head of academic technology

The differences between chief technology officers and heads of academic technology can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes More than 10 years to become a chief technology officer, becoming a head of academic technology takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a chief technology officer has an average salary of $172,989, which is higher than the $154,498 average annual salary of a head of academic technology.

The top three skills for a chief technology officer include infrastructure, cloud and architecture. The most important skills for a head of academic technology are cloud, project management, and API.

Chief technology officer vs head of academic technology overview

	Chief Technology Officer	Head Of Academic Technology
Yearly salary	$172,989	$154,498
Hourly rate	$83.17	$74.28
Growth rate	6%	7%
Number of jobs	124,289	71,971
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	52	47
Years of experience	-	6

Chief technology officer vs head of academic technology salary

Chief technology officers and heads of academic technology have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Chief Technology Officer	Head Of Academic Technology
Average salary	$172,989	$154,498
Salary range	Between $105,000 And $284,000	Between $73,000 And $324,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	Hawaii	New Jersey
Best paying company	InPhonex	Genentech
Best paying industry	Telecommunication	Manufacturing

Differences between chief technology officer and head of academic technology education

There are a few differences between a chief technology officer and a head of academic technology in terms of educational background:

	Chief Technology Officer	Head Of Academic Technology
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Computer Science	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Chief technology officer vs head of academic technology demographics

Here are the differences between chief technology officers' and heads of academic technology' demographics:

	Chief Technology Officer	Head Of Academic Technology
Average age	52	47
Gender ratio	Male, 91.6% Female, 8.4%	Male, 78.8% Female, 21.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 7.7% White, 76.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 4.3% White, 65.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	12%	16%

Differences between chief technology officer and head of academic technology duties and responsibilities

Chief technology officer example responsibilities.

Implement, manage and customize Salesforce, a CRM system, allowing the company to convert sales leads into opportunities.
Manage windows and linux servers.
Manage patches and security on windows and RHEL/CentOS systems.
Develop and manage a complete network solution featuring EMC, Cisco and VmWare solutions.
Design, manage, and analyze PPC, SEO, strategies for internet marketing.
Manage computer operations, end-user computing, PC support, network systems and voice telecommunication systems.

Head of academic technology example responsibilities.

Manage internal LAN and wireless networks.
Create, edit, and manage a Microsoft SharePoint website for the organization.
Manage tenant leases, collect rents and deposits, and oversee evictions when necessary.
Manage and train maintenance personnel in trouble shooting; electrical, electronics, equipment, machinery, and PLC's.
Manage payroll and scheduling appointments for customer equipment repairs.
Manage preventive and corrective maintenance operations for industrial facilities, CNC machines and support equipment.

Chief technology officer vs head of academic technology skills

Common chief technology officer skills

Infrastructure, 8%
Cloud, 7%
Architecture, 7%
Python, 6%
Java, 5%
C++, 5%

Common head of academic technology skills

Cloud, 18%
Project Management, 13%
API, 13%
Technical Issues, 5%
Patient Care, 5%
SQL, 4%

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