Corporate administrator vs corporate executive

The differences between corporate administrators and corporate executives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a corporate administrator, becoming a corporate executive takes usually requires More than 10 years. Additionally, a corporate executive has an average salary of $116,273, which is higher than the $49,932 average annual salary of a corporate administrator.

The top three skills for a corporate administrator include payroll, financial reports and corporate trust. The most important skills for a corporate executive are c-suite, sales process, and business development.

Corporate administrator vs corporate executive overview

	Corporate Administrator	Corporate Executive
Yearly salary	$49,932	$116,273
Hourly rate	$24.01	$55.90
Growth rate	5%	6%
Number of jobs	65,291	73,792
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	43	52
Years of experience	2	-

Corporate administrator vs corporate executive salary

Corporate administrators and corporate executives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Corporate Administrator	Corporate Executive
Average salary	$49,932	$116,273
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $71,000	Between $76,000 And $176,000
Highest paying City	-	Mountain View, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Fenwick & West
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between corporate administrator and corporate executive education

There are a few differences between a corporate administrator and a corporate executive in terms of educational background:

	Corporate Administrator	Corporate Executive
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Corporate administrator vs corporate executive demographics

Here are the differences between corporate administrators' and corporate executives' demographics:

	Corporate Administrator	Corporate Executive
Average age	43	52
Gender ratio	Male, 28.6% Female, 71.4%	Male, 49.9% Female, 50.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% Asian, 7.5% White, 76.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	12%

Differences between corporate administrator and corporate executive duties and responsibilities

Corporate administrator example responsibilities.

Establish operating policies and procedures and attain SNF Medicare certification.
Create, edit and present executive presentations through PowerPoint.
Generate PowerPoint presentations for both external and internal sales and market strategy meetings.
Verify bi-weekly payroll accuracy to ensure all personnel changes are reflected appropriately prior to payment.
Design universes by retrieving data from database, defining the necessary connections and export them to specific universe domains.
Coordinate DoD security inspections and develop local policies and processes used to implement these regulations.

Corporate executive example responsibilities.

Manage accounting process optimization through implementing KPI s that are strategic and realistic.
Lead restructuring/divestiture analysis of underperforming and strategically challenge traditional and digital business units helping to dramatically decrease EBITDA and market declines.
Understand the Kohl's process for resource management, change approval, PMO gating, and escalation management.
Create and maintain a SharePoint site, eliminating frequently ask questions from clients and increasing cross group communication.
Assist with facilitating project and sub team meetings and reporting meeting minutes to the overall project team and PMO management.
Experience with Medicare and Medicaid audit and recovery.

Corporate administrator vs corporate executive skills

Common corporate administrator skills

Payroll, 14%
Financial Reports, 11%
Corporate Trust, 6%
Human Resources, 5%
Expense Reports, 4%
Corporate Actions, 4%

Common corporate executive skills

C-Suite, 18%
Sales Process, 18%
Business Development, 15%
CRM, 9%
Customer Satisfaction, 8%
Strategic Plan, 5%

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