District administrator vs operations administrator

The differences between district administrators and operations administrators 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 operations administrator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, an operations administrator has an average salary of $50,962, 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 operations administrator are various management, data entry, and clerical support.

District administrator vs operations administrator overview

	District Administrator	Operations Administrator
Yearly salary	$49,010	$50,962
Hourly rate	$23.56	$24.50
Growth rate	-8%	5%
Number of jobs	59,529	115,828
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	47	43
Years of experience	6	2

District administrator vs operations administrator salary

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

	District Administrator	Operations Administrator
Average salary	$49,010	$50,962
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $75,000	Between $31,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Ropes & Gray
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between district administrator and operations administrator education

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

	District Administrator	Operations Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	Stanford University

District administrator vs operations administrator demographics

Here are the differences between district administrators' and operations administrators' demographics:

	District Administrator	Operations Administrator
Average age	47	43
Gender ratio	Male, 26.4% Female, 73.6%	Male, 34.8% Female, 65.2%
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, 9.1% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 8.7% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	8%	9%

Differences between district administrator and operations administrator 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.

Operations administrator example responsibilities.

Manage online digital storefront operations using PDF file format and HTML.
Manage all aspects of desktop support for several hundr users on site and at remote locations.
Establish operating policies and procedures and attain SNF Medicare certification.
Write queries through mainframe using SQL in order to produce reports for internal/external partners.
Monitor printers and desktop's utilizing WebJet Admin for page count and toner activity.
Learned and maintain department operations and the SQL jobs and reports that run for the business.

District administrator vs operations administrator skills

Common district administrator skills

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

Common operations administrator skills

Various Management, 15%
Data Entry, 9%
Clerical Support, 6%
Administrative Functions, 6%
Photocopying, 5%
Management Review, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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