Employee development manager vs manager

The differences between employee development managers and managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become an employee development manager, becoming a manager takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, an employee development manager has an average salary of $73,031, which is higher than the $58,651 average annual salary of a manager.

The top three skills for an employee development manager include employee development, training programs and organizational development. The most important skills for a manager are customer service, payroll, and food safety.

Employee development manager vs manager overview

	Employee Development Manager	Manager
Yearly salary	$73,031	$58,651
Hourly rate	$35.11	$28.20
Growth rate	7%	6%
Number of jobs	75,016	1,236,194
Job satisfaction	-	4.57
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	45	44
Years of experience	4	6

What does an employee development manager do?

Employee Development Manager analyzes the training needs to develop new training programs or modify old ones. These managers work with employees to improve, enhance, and hone the existing skills that the employees possess and also helping them. Strong presentation skills, excellent communication skills, adept to technology, specifically multimedia, ability to research different options, ability to implement effective training programs, critical thinking skills, decision-making skills, and, importantly, leadership skills are needed to become an effective employee development manager.

What does a manager do?

Managers are responsible for a specific department, function, or employee group. They oversee their assigned departments and all the employees under the department. Managers are responsible that the department they are handling is functioning well. They set the department goals and the steps they must take to achieve the goals. They are also in charge of assessing the performance of their departments and their employees. Additionally, managers are responsible for interviewing prospective candidates for department vacancies and assessing their fit to the needs of the department. Managers also set the general working environment in the department, and they are expected to ensure that their employees remain motivated.

Employee development manager vs manager salary

Employee development managers and managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Employee Development Manager	Manager
Average salary	$73,031	$58,651
Salary range	Between $54,000 And $98,000	Between $37,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between employee development manager and manager education

There are a few differences between an employee development manager and a manager in terms of educational background:

	Employee Development Manager	Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Pennsylvania

Employee development manager vs manager demographics

Here are the differences between employee development managers' and managers' demographics:

	Employee Development Manager	Manager
Average age	45	44
Gender ratio	Male, 49.5% Female, 50.5%	Male, 51.0% Female, 49.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 4.2% White, 62.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	18%	10%

Differences between employee development manager and manager duties and responsibilities

Employee development manager example responsibilities.

Manage the in-house production of eLearning training for staff; consisting of filming, editing and publishing training materials.
Coach leaders on appropriate employee relations practices, helping them to maintain strong working relationships and accountability while avoiding potential litigation.
Create and deploy learning to support the launch of new HRIS systems.
Develop and facilitate highly-interactive classes and events on product and industry knowledge, diversity and business ethics.

Manager example responsibilities.

Manage both BOH and FOH operations exceeding company specifications.
Manage logistics and security for high net worth individuals and corporations.
Manage budgets and payroll records, review financial transactions to assure expenditures are authorize and budget.
Guide and manage the administrative day-to-day academic program and the implementation of strategies by providing leadership to faculty and staff.
Provide leadership and direction to facility management and program owners while motivating and interacting with employees to achieve continuous improvement.
Customer-Orient with experience with POS systems, food preparation and safety regulations.

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Employee development manager vs manager skills

Common employee development manager skills

Employee Development, 20%
Training Programs, 11%
Organizational Development, 6%
Needs Assessment, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
Employee Engagement, 5%

Common manager skills

Customer Service, 19%
Payroll, 9%
Food Safety, 8%
Financial Statements, 4%
Management, 4%
PowerPoint, 4%

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