Founder, co-owner vs co-owner/operator

The differences between founders, co-owner and co-owner/operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes More than 10 years to become a founder, co-owner, becoming a co-owner/operator takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a founder, co-owner has an average salary of $83,356, which is higher than the $32,256 average annual salary of a co-owner/operator.

The top three skills for a founder, co-owner include business plan, payroll and R. The most important skills for a co-owner/operator are co-op, patients, and data analysis.

Founder, co-owner vs co-owner/operator overview

	Founder, Co-Owner	Co-Owner/Operator
Yearly salary	$83,356	$32,256
Hourly rate	$40.08	$15.51
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	50,040	95,615
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	52	44
Years of experience	-	6

Founder, co-owner vs co-owner/operator salary

Founders, co-owner and co-owner/operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Founder, Co-Owner	Co-Owner/Operator
Average salary	$83,356	$32,256
Salary range	Between $46,000 And $150,000	Between $21,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	Rahway, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	BorgWarner
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between founder, co-owner and co-owner/operator education

There are a few differences between a founder, co-owner and a co-owner/operator in terms of educational background:

	Founder, Co-Owner	Co-Owner/Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Founder, co-owner vs co-owner/operator demographics

Here are the differences between founders, co-owner' and co-owner/operators' demographics:

	Founder, Co-Owner	Co-Owner/Operator
Average age	52	44
Gender ratio	Male, 66.3% Female, 33.7%	Male, 58.4% Female, 41.6%
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, 6.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	12%	10%

Differences between founder, co-owner and co-owner/operator 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.

Co-owner/operator example responsibilities.

Manage shipping and warehousing for the entire U.S., as well as A/R & A/P.
Manage end to end business operations including hiring, scheduling visits, conducting customer consultations and performing pet visits.
Perform renovations and finishing work, roof work, windows, siding and much more.
Developed/Maintain Facebook page for marketing/advertising.
Developed/Maintain Facebook page for marketing/advertising.

Founder, co-owner vs co-owner/operator skills

Common founder, co-owner skills

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

Common co-owner/operator skills

Co-Op, 35%
Patients, 10%
Data Analysis, 7%
PowerPoint, 6%
Python, 4%
C++, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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