Contractor-project coordinator vs senior project manager

The differences between contractor-project coordinators and senior project managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a senior project manager has an average salary of $110,947, which is higher than the $63,152 average annual salary of a contractor-project coordinator.

The top three skills for a contractor-project coordinator include purchase orders, sharepoint and contract management. The most important skills for a senior project manager are project management, program management, and portfolio.

Contractor-project coordinator vs senior project manager overview

	Contractor-Project Coordinator	Senior Project Manager
Yearly salary	$63,152	$110,947
Hourly rate	$30.36	$53.34
Growth rate	-8%	16%
Number of jobs	77,116	183,210
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	-

Contractor-project coordinator vs senior project manager salary

Contractor-project coordinators and senior project managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Contractor-Project Coordinator	Senior Project Manager
Average salary	$63,152	$110,947
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $102,000	Between $82,000 And $148,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Roku
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between contractor-project coordinator and senior project manager education

There are a few differences between a contractor-project coordinator and a senior project manager in terms of educational background:

	Contractor-Project Coordinator	Senior Project Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Contractor-project coordinator vs senior project manager demographics

Here are the differences between contractor-project coordinators' and senior project managers' demographics:

	Contractor-Project Coordinator	Senior Project Manager
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 29.6% Female, 70.4%	Male, 71.4% Female, 28.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 9.0% White, 65.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 7.5% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 65.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between contractor-project coordinator and senior project manager duties and responsibilities

Contractor-project coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage a SalesForce data migration to consolidate ValueClick and GrayStripe accounts, contracts and documentation.
Design, develop and maintain comprehensive Microsoft SharePoint sites to support project management and execution.
Initiate some steps to improve processes and procedures for PMO department.
Create PowerPoint presentations detailing scope & deliverables of project (s).
Provide support and cost reporting to PMO, leadership teams regions worldwide.
Update the OnBoarding PowerPoint presentation for the department to be utilize going forward.

Senior project manager example responsibilities.

Lead a cloud base property management project.
Manage all financial interfaces to existing PeopleSoft applications from design to delivery.
Lead implementation of JIRA and numerous project/program delivery improvements in order efficiently deliver concurrent application releases.
Manage client relationships and perform necessary functions to build and deliver private/secure CRM applications and email accounts.
Streamline and centralize usage of project management tools to manage dependencies and transparent delivery milestones for highly complex SaaS platforms
Establish project scope with customer and manage implementation of proprietary Linux /Ubuntu software to ensure on-time delivery with high quality.

Contractor-project coordinator vs senior project manager skills

Common contractor-project coordinator skills

Purchase Orders, 12%
SharePoint, 10%
Contract Management, 8%
Project Management, 8%
Party Vendors, 7%
Meeting Minutes, 5%

Common senior project manager skills

Project Management, 17%
Program Management, 6%
Portfolio, 5%
Infrastructure, 4%
Project Scope, 4%
Business Development, 3%

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