Corporate account representative vs account executive

The differences between corporate account representatives and account executives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an account executive has an average salary of $69,618, which is higher than the $38,011 average annual salary of a corporate account representative.

The top three skills for a corporate account representative include customer service, corporate actions and customer inquiries. The most important skills for an account executive are customer service, CRM, and healthcare.

Corporate account representative vs account executive overview

	Corporate Account Representative	Account Executive
Yearly salary	$38,011	$69,618
Hourly rate	$18.27	$33.47
Growth rate	4%	5%
Number of jobs	185,012	205,561
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Average age	47	44
Years of experience	4	-

Corporate account representative vs account executive salary

Corporate account representatives and account executives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Corporate Account Representative	Account Executive
Average salary	$38,011	$69,618
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $54,000	Between $44,000 And $109,000
Highest paying City	-	Portland, OR
Highest paying state	-	Oregon
Best paying company	-	Hitachi Vantara
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between corporate account representative and account executive education

There are a few differences between a corporate account representative and an account executive in terms of educational background:

	Corporate Account Representative	Account Executive
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	University of Pennsylvania

Corporate account representative vs account executive demographics

Here are the differences between corporate account representatives' and account executives' demographics:

	Corporate Account Representative	Account Executive
Average age	47	44
Gender ratio	Male, 47.9% Female, 52.1%	Male, 57.2% Female, 42.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 72.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 5.6% White, 66.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	5%

Differences between corporate account representative and account executive duties and responsibilities

Corporate account representative example responsibilities.

Maintain activity within a CRM system and manage accurate forecasting.
Create effective and creative PowerPoint presentations for external client meetings and seminars.
Maintain input/output of information essential to sales communication regarding commission, quotas, sales activity, compensation appeals and incentive payouts.
Create an official company page on Facebook to facilitate interaction with customers.

Account executive example responsibilities.

Create and manage Facebook and twitter accounts.
Have achieve Google certification for both SEM and SEO sales.
Lead proposal team in winning a $1MM RFP, turning around a key account relationship.
Manage all aspects of new FedEx implementations (automation set-up, operational support and training of customers).
Develop and manage networking, VoIP, IP/TV, video, cloud, wireless, and security/disaster recovery projects.
Source all leads by means of cold calling, leveraging linkedin, referrals, and upselling to existing customers.

Corporate account representative vs account executive skills

Common corporate account representative skills

Customer Service, 21%
Corporate Actions, 11%
Customer Inquiries, 8%
Account Management, 8%
Customer Accounts, 7%
Sales Strategy, 6%

Common account executive skills

Customer Service, 9%
CRM, 6%
Healthcare, 5%
Sales Process, 5%
Salesforce, 4%
Work Ethic, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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