Community association manager vs manager

The differences between community association managers and 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 community association manager and a manager. Additionally, a manager has an average salary of $58,651, which is higher than the $57,602 average annual salary of a community association manager.

The top three skills for a community association manager include customer service, property management and cam. The most important skills for a manager are customer service, payroll, and food safety.

Community association manager vs manager overview

	Community Association Manager	Manager
Yearly salary	$57,602	$58,651
Hourly rate	$27.69	$28.20
Growth rate	3%	6%
Number of jobs	20,738	1,236,194
Job satisfaction	-	4.57
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	48	44
Years of experience	6	6

What does a community association manager do?

Community association managers are responsible for managing the common property and services of condominiums, organized communities, and cooperatives. Their tasks include preparing financial statements and budgets, collecting monthly assessments, negotiating with contractors, and assist in solving complaints. Also, they communicate daily with homeowners and other residents and supervise the maintenance of properties and facilities. Additionally, they help the board and homeowners in observing with the association and the government laws and regulations, administer the association's budget and financial records, and solve legal issues or disputes.

What does a manager do?

Managers are responsible for a specific department, function, or employee group. They oversee their assigned departments and all the employees under the department. Managers are responsible that the department they are handling is functioning well. They set the department goals and the steps they must take to achieve the goals. They are also in charge of assessing the performance of their departments and their employees. Additionally, managers are responsible for interviewing prospective candidates for department vacancies and assessing their fit to the needs of the department. Managers also set the general working environment in the department, and they are expected to ensure that their employees remain motivated.

Community association manager vs manager salary

Community association managers and managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Community Association Manager	Manager
Average salary	$57,602	$58,651
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $92,000	Between $37,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	Hartford, CT	-
Highest paying state	Connecticut	New Jersey
Best paying company	U.S. Bank	-
Best paying industry	Start-up	Finance

Differences between community association manager and manager education

There are a few differences between a community association manager and a manager in terms of educational background:

	Community Association Manager	Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Pennsylvania

Community association manager vs manager demographics

Here are the differences between community association managers' and managers' demographics:

	Community Association Manager	Manager
Average age	48	44
Gender ratio	Male, 38.7% Female, 61.3%	Male, 51.0% Female, 49.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 5.2% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	12%	10%

Differences between community association manager and manager duties and responsibilities

Community association manager example responsibilities.

Manage numerous capital improvements, including elevator modernization and HVAC upgrades, delivering projects on time and in budget.
Manage segment's treasury function including equity forecasting and investment requests as well as lender relations in a difficult banking environment.
Process payroll tax payments and payroll-relate IRS forms.
Process checks for payment and process bi-weekly payroll.
Attend several training programs and create the accounting system in Quickbooks for association.
Maintain all accounts QuickBooks proficient, confident phone demeanor/presence and take charge of a collection position.

Manager example responsibilities.

Manage both BOH and FOH operations exceeding company specifications.
Manage logistics and security for high net worth individuals and corporations.
Manage budgets and payroll records, review financial transactions to assure expenditures are authorize and budget.
Guide and manage the administrative day-to-day academic program and the implementation of strategies by providing leadership to faculty and staff.
Provide leadership and direction to facility management and program owners while motivating and interacting with employees to achieve continuous improvement.
Customer-Orient with experience with POS systems, food preparation and safety regulations.

Community association manager vs manager skills

Common community association manager skills

Customer Service, 16%
Property Management, 12%
Cam, 7%
HOA, 6%
Meeting Minutes, 5%
Provide Management, 5%

Common manager skills

Customer Service, 19%
Payroll, 9%
Food Safety, 8%
Financial Statements, 4%
Management, 4%
PowerPoint, 4%

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