Firm administrator vs office manager

The differences between firm administrators and office managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a firm administrator and an office manager. Additionally, a firm administrator has an average salary of $70,547, which is higher than the $43,395 average annual salary of an office manager.

The top three skills for a firm administrator include payroll processing, law firm and litigation. The most important skills for an office manager are customer service, patients, and financial statements.

Firm administrator vs office manager overview

	Firm Administrator	Office Manager
Yearly salary	$70,547	$43,395
Hourly rate	$33.92	$20.86
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	51,906	53,712
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Firm administrator vs office manager salary

Firm administrators and office managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Firm Administrator	Office Manager
Average salary	$70,547	$43,395
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $99,000	Between $30,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Moody's
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between firm administrator and office manager education

There are a few differences between a firm administrator and an office manager in terms of educational background:

	Firm Administrator	Office Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	California State University - Bakersfield

Firm administrator vs office manager demographics

Here are the differences between firm administrators' and office managers' demographics:

	Firm Administrator	Office Manager
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 22.4% Female, 77.6%	Male, 13.5% Female, 86.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 5.2% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 5.2% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between firm administrator and office manager duties and responsibilities

Firm administrator example responsibilities.

Manage the purchase of supplies, A/R, A/P, general bookkeeping, trust account, and client billing.
Direct Medicaid health plan management division activities (manage care program operations, quality improvement, and contract administration).
Complete and review bi-monthly QuickBooks's journal entries.
Perform bank reconciliation and month-end close; submit to CPA for tax review.
Prepare in house semi monthly payroll for staff along with partner compensation with QuickBooks.
Act as liaison and communication link between management and staff, and among all offices for this CPA firm.

Office manager example responsibilities.

Manage international team development of RFP for new MPLS global network services.
Produce around $100k month sales/ billings, AIA documents, and manage customer accounts.
Monitor and manage the HVAC environment and nightly office cleaning performance for maximum comfort, appearance and functionality.
Manage PMO office functions including creation of strategic plan, marketing of services, and resource and project planning.
Manage production of an RFP to source $60m in software and services and manage a subset of the subsequent implementation.
Manage daily functions and systems to ensure patients receive appropriate accommodations under HIPAA guidelines.

Firm administrator vs office manager skills

Common firm administrator skills

Payroll Processing, 16%
Law Firm, 12%
Litigation, 5%
Office Equipment, 3%
General Ledger, 3%
CPA, 3%

Common office manager skills

Customer Service, 19%
Patients, 13%
Financial Statements, 6%
Office Operations, 4%
Office Equipment, 4%
Scheduling Appointments, 4%