Co-owner, business manager vs co-owner/operator

The differences between co-owner, business managers and co-owner/operators 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-owner, business manager and a co-owner/operator. Additionally, a co-owner, business manager has an average salary of $45,374, which is higher than the $32,256 average annual salary of a co-owner/operator.

The top three skills for a co-owner, business manager include customer service, financial statements and business plan. The most important skills for a co-owner/operator are co-op, patients, and data analysis.

Co-owner, business manager vs co-owner/operator overview

	Co-Owner, Business Manager	Co-Owner/Operator
Yearly salary	$45,374	$32,256
Hourly rate	$21.81	$15.51
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	250,642	95,615
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	6	6

Co-owner, business manager vs co-owner/operator salary

Co-owner, business managers and co-owner/operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Co-Owner, Business Manager	Co-Owner/Operator
Average salary	$45,374	$32,256
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $72,000	Between $21,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	Rahway, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	BorgWarner
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between co-owner, business manager and co-owner/operator education

There are a few differences between a co-owner, business manager and a co-owner/operator in terms of educational background:

	Co-Owner, Business Manager	Co-Owner/Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Co-owner, business manager vs co-owner/operator demographics

Here are the differences between co-owner, business managers' and co-owner/operators' demographics:

	Co-Owner, Business Manager	Co-Owner/Operator
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 32.8% Female, 67.2%	Male, 58.4% Female, 41.6%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between co-owner, business manager and co-owner/operator duties and responsibilities

Co-owner, business manager example responsibilities.

Manage complete operation of the HVAC and refrigeration service company
Implement and maintain Quickbooks for accounting, reports and point of sale.
Maintain all record-keeping for inventory integrity, accurate financial reporting to include payroll, invoicing, account collections and tax reporting.
Create and manage a free subscription, advertising- base facsimile publication and franchising system.

Co-owner/operator example responsibilities.

Manage shipping and warehousing for the entire U.S., as well as A/R & A/P.
Manage end to end business operations including hiring, scheduling visits, conducting customer consultations and performing pet visits.
Perform renovations and finishing work, roof work, windows, siding and much more.
Developed/Maintain Facebook page for marketing/advertising.
Developed/Maintain Facebook page for marketing/advertising.

Co-owner, business manager vs co-owner/operator skills

Common co-owner, business manager skills

Customer Service, 30%
Financial Statements, 16%
Business Plan, 5%
QuickBooks, 4%
Human Resources, 3%
Business Management, 3%

Common co-owner/operator skills

Co-Op, 35%
Patients, 10%
Data Analysis, 7%
PowerPoint, 6%
Python, 4%
C++, 3%

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