Founder, co-owner vs chief executive officer

The differences between founders, co-owner and chief executive officers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a founder, co-owner and a chief executive officer. Additionally, a chief executive officer has an average salary of $192,260, which is higher than the $83,356 average annual salary of a founder, co-owner.

The top three skills for a founder, co-owner include business plan, payroll and R. The most important skills for a chief executive officer are healthcare, patients, and patient care.

Founder, co-owner vs chief executive officer overview

	Founder, Co-Owner	Chief Executive Officer
Yearly salary	$83,356	$192,260
Hourly rate	$40.08	$92.43
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	50,040	149,185
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	52	52
Years of experience	-	-

Founder, co-owner vs chief executive officer salary

Founders, co-owner and chief executive officers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Founder, Co-Owner	Chief Executive Officer
Average salary	$83,356	$192,260
Salary range	Between $46,000 And $150,000	Between $104,000 And $354,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Alecto Healthcare Services LLC
Best paying industry	-	Start-up

Differences between founder, co-owner and chief executive officer education

There are a few differences between a founder, co-owner and a chief executive officer in terms of educational background:

	Founder, Co-Owner	Chief Executive Officer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Founder, co-owner vs chief executive officer demographics

Here are the differences between founders, co-owner' and chief executive officers' demographics:

	Founder, Co-Owner	Chief Executive Officer
Average age	52	52
Gender ratio	Male, 66.3% Female, 33.7%	Male, 68.5% Female, 31.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 7.6% White, 76.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 7.8% White, 76.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between founder, co-owner and chief executive officer duties and responsibilities

Founder, co-owner example responsibilities.

Manage production, oversee international shipping and coordinate between Guatemala and NYC office and international retailers.
Establish a license LLC in the state of Michigan in order to operate a business.
Form LLC and purchase equipment to provide bus transportation for corporate groups, shuttles, and special events.
Leverage existing on-line consignment presence & invest in the training and additional resources require to dramatically enhance e-commerce skills and capabilities.
Generate major OEM product specifications and development plans and schedules.

Chief executive officer example responsibilities.

Manage the bidding process by reviewing all RFP and preparing responses.
Manage complex Google, Facebook, SEO/Content, drip email, behavior base emails, and so much more.
Manage and grow Instagram accounts of large and small businesses as well as individual accounts such as models and singers.
Design, execute, and manage the construction and d cor of store location and seasonal windows of old store location.
Develop an IP within the e-Gaming & mobile-gaming world that can achieve ad revenue greater than Google or Facebook potentially combine.
Source and manage contractors for frontend JavaScript development.

Founder, co-owner vs chief executive officer skills

Common founder, co-owner skills

Business Plan, 10%
Payroll, 8%
R, 5%
SEO, 5%
Facebook, 4%
Business Development, 4%

Common chief executive officer skills

Healthcare, 13%
Patients, 10%
Patient Care, 8%
Customer Service, 8%
Financial Management, 6%
Oversight, 5%

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