District administrator vs administrative staff

The differences between district administrators and administrative staff can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a district administrator, becoming an administrative staff takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, an administrative staff has an average salary of $77,101, which is higher than the $49,010 average annual salary of a district administrator.

The top three skills for a district administrator include financial reports, purchase orders and expense reports. The most important skills for an administrative staff are telephone calls, word processing, and travel arrangements.

District administrator vs administrative staff overview

	District Administrator	Administrative Staff
Yearly salary	$49,010	$77,101
Hourly rate	$23.56	$37.07
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	59,529	119,030
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	47	50
Years of experience	6	2

District administrator vs administrative staff salary

District administrators and administrative staff have different pay scales, as shown below.

	District Administrator	Administrative Staff
Average salary	$49,010	$77,101
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $75,000	Between $58,000 And $101,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	NVIDIA
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between district administrator and administrative staff education

There are a few differences between a district administrator and an administrative staff in terms of educational background:

	District Administrator	Administrative Staff
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	University of Pennsylvania

District administrator vs administrative staff demographics

Here are the differences between district administrators' and administrative staff' demographics:

	District Administrator	Administrative Staff
Average age	47	50
Gender ratio	Male, 26.4% Female, 73.6%	Male, 31.9% Female, 68.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 5.6% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	6%

Differences between district administrator and administrative staff duties and responsibilities

District administrator example responsibilities.

Assist with special projects as outlined by DM, managing and monitoring projects to ensure deadlines are meet.
Manage transition of new research faculty members in mid-year, including transfer of NIH federal grants and private grants.
Initiate and manage the implementation of facilities management oversight of external properties.
Create and coordinate distribution of all local marketing material, (newsletters, brochures, PowerPoint presentations, etc.
Maintain physical/electronic files for office use and SharePoint access.
Create customized proposals, PowerPoint presentations and detail benefits comparisons including cost analysis, benefits options and richness of plans.

Administrative staff example responsibilities.

Support medical doctors, manage sensitive and confidential records pertaining to high risk patients with emphasis on accuracy.
Prepare PowerPoint presentations for management distribution.
Maintain payroll information by collect, calculate and enter data.
Prepare briefing slides and presentation material using PowerPoint and Visio.
Maintain accounting statements, databases, and other financial information such as payroll coding and budget preparation
Provide cloud base customer relationship management with Salesforce for optimization in coordination of the workforce development program and other community orient events

District administrator vs administrative staff skills

Common district administrator skills

Financial Reports, 9%
Purchase Orders, 8%
Expense Reports, 7%
Travel Arrangements, 7%
Invoice, 7%
Human Resources, 6%

Common administrative staff skills

Telephone Calls, 19%
Word Processing, 16%
Travel Arrangements, 7%
Payroll, 6%
Personnel Actions, 6%
Financial Reports, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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