Commercial marketing specialist vs marketing administrator

The differences between commercial marketing specialists and marketing administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 8-10 years to become a commercial marketing specialist, becoming a marketing administrator takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a commercial marketing specialist has an average salary of $75,494, which is higher than the $68,147 average annual salary of a marketing administrator.

The top three skills for a commercial marketing specialist include market research, marketing campaigns and CRM. The most important skills for a marketing administrator are powerpoint, salesforce, and database management.

Commercial marketing specialist vs marketing administrator overview

	Commercial Marketing Specialist	Marketing Administrator
Yearly salary	$75,494	$68,147
Hourly rate	$36.30	$32.76
Growth rate	10%	19%
Number of jobs	100,969	127,569
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	39	37
Years of experience	10	6

Commercial marketing specialist vs marketing administrator salary

Commercial marketing specialists and marketing administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Commercial Marketing Specialist	Marketing Administrator
Average salary	$75,494	$68,147
Salary range	Between $43,000 And $130,000	Between $46,000 And $99,000
Highest paying City	Roseville, CA	Dover, DE
Highest paying state	California	Alaska
Best paying company	Acadia Pharmaceuticals	Fox News
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	Finance

Differences between commercial marketing specialist and marketing administrator education

There are a few differences between a commercial marketing specialist and a marketing administrator in terms of educational background:

	Commercial Marketing Specialist	Marketing Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Georgia	University of Georgia

Commercial marketing specialist vs marketing administrator demographics

Here are the differences between commercial marketing specialists' and marketing administrators' demographics:

	Commercial Marketing Specialist	Marketing Administrator
Average age	39	37
Gender ratio	Male, 39.5% Female, 60.5%	Male, 21.3% Female, 78.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 5.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 9.6% White, 67.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between commercial marketing specialist and marketing administrator duties and responsibilities

Commercial marketing specialist example responsibilities.

Develop marketing and promotional campaigns to achieve client-specific objectives and pitch via PowerPoint.
Design and execute CRM program that consist of a sophisticate segmentation program for targeting customers through direct mail and telemarketing efforts.
Coordinate and supervise sponsor and vendor relationships for travel packages and giveaways.

Marketing administrator example responsibilities.

Organize and manage a social media campaigns utilizing Facebook, YouTube and other social media platforms for new customer acquisition.
Manage website representation, functionality, and SEO optimization.
Process daily accounting including reconciliation of payable accounts, tracking and managing inventory through QuickBooks.
Research, order, track, distribute and inventory promotional items for giveaways and manage vendor relationships.
Post marketing content on Google+ and LinkedIn business pages.
Create and regularly update web pages on the company website using HTML code.

Commercial marketing specialist vs marketing administrator skills

Common commercial marketing specialist skills

Market Research, 18%
Marketing Campaigns, 17%
CRM, 16%
Market Trends, 12%
Lead Generation, 10%
SEO, 9%

Common marketing administrator skills

PowerPoint, 8%
Salesforce, 7%
Database Management, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
Marketing Campaigns, 6%
Digital Marketing, 5%

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