Co-founder/manager vs line manager

The differences between co-founder/managers and line 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 co-founder/manager and a line manager. Additionally, a co-founder/manager has an average salary of $65,687, which is higher than the $56,406 average annual salary of a line manager.

The top three skills for a co-founder/manager include financial statements, business plan and payroll. The most important skills for a line manager are client facing, continuous improvement, and service line.

Co-founder/manager vs line manager overview

	Co-Founder/Manager	Line Manager
Yearly salary	$65,687	$56,406
Hourly rate	$31.58	$27.12
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	186,586	369,491
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	6	6

Co-founder/manager vs line manager salary

Co-founder/managers and line managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Co-Founder/Manager	Line Manager
Average salary	$65,687	$56,406
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $116,000	Between $27,000 And $116,000
Highest paying City	-	New Brunswick, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between co-founder/manager and line manager education

There are a few differences between a co-founder/manager and a line manager in terms of educational background:

	Co-Founder/Manager	Line Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Co-founder/manager vs line manager demographics

Here are the differences between co-founder/managers' and line managers' demographics:

	Co-Founder/Manager	Line Manager
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 66.3% Female, 33.7%	Male, 64.7% Female, 35.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 6.3% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 6.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.9% Asian, 6.3% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between co-founder/manager and line manager duties and responsibilities

Co-founder/manager example responsibilities.

Manage regular administrative tasks including updating CRM software, tracking ROI, and submitting monthly expenses.
Manage production, oversee international shipping and coordinate between Guatemala and NYC office and international retailers.
Founded a podcasting and entertainment network LLC.
Work with legacy CodeIgniter PHP framework to extend content management system, including internationalization.
Enhance creativity through photography with family, special occasions and local businesses to assist in designing effective marketing collateral.
Develop PowerPoint presentations for businesses and organizations to facilitate oral business proposals.

Line manager example responsibilities.

Lead the team in successfully meeting FDA and GMP requirements.
Manage project developing integration and process flows for fab expansion doubling the area and moving to a larger wafer.
Manage team of database administrators, database technicians and systems administrators responsible for maintaining all production, development and QA systems.
Define and enforce GMP's to subordinates.
Train in FDA standards for food industry.
Establish and measure KPI's ensuring all departments maintain the highest levels of performance.

Co-founder/manager vs line manager skills

Common co-founder/manager skills

Financial Statements, 13%
Business Plan, 8%
Payroll, 7%
R, 5%
Facebook, 5%
Market Research, 4%

Common line manager skills

Client Facing, 11%
Continuous Improvement, 7%
Service Line, 6%
Customer Satisfaction, 6%
Direct Reports, 5%
Process Improvement, 4%