General milling superintendent vs production administrator

The differences between general milling superintendents and production administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a general milling superintendent and a production administrator. Additionally, a production administrator has an average salary of $39,943, which is higher than the $37,078 average annual salary of a general milling superintendent.

The top three skills for a general milling superintendent include safety program, product quality and mill operations. The most important skills for a production administrator are data entry, purchase orders, and windows.

General milling superintendent vs production administrator overview

	General Milling Superintendent	Production Administrator
Yearly salary	$37,078	$39,943
Hourly rate	$17.83	$19.20
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	62,830	102,025
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

General milling superintendent vs production administrator salary

General milling superintendents and production administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	General Milling Superintendent	Production Administrator
Average salary	$37,078	$39,943
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $58,000	Between $26,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	-	Binghamton, NY
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Astronics
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between general milling superintendent and production administrator education

There are a few differences between a general milling superintendent and a production administrator in terms of educational background:

	General Milling Superintendent	Production Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

General milling superintendent vs production administrator demographics

Here are the differences between general milling superintendents' and production administrators' demographics:

	General Milling Superintendent	Production Administrator
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 85.4% Female, 14.6%	Male, 33.7% Female, 66.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% Asian, 9.2% White, 69.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% Asian, 9.0% White, 69.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between general milling superintendent and production administrator duties and responsibilities

General milling superintendent example responsibilities.

Manage third party contractors including safety oversight, environmental design specification compliance, and similar construction specifications and requirements.
Manage third party contractors including safety oversight, environmental design specification compliance, and similar construction specifications and requirements.
Develop POS and inventory control systems, prepare management reports and ensure regulatory compliance.

Production administrator example responsibilities.

Establish operating policies and procedures and attain SNF Medicare certification.
Supervise and train new employees on (ISO) internal policies and procedures.
Work with other internal auditors to ensure compliance with ISO, PED & TPED requirements.
Work closely with plant manager to aid in his understanding of data information from ERP and financial systems.
Prepare shipping documents per customer specification utilize through the customers' logistics portal.
Develop, analyze, and compile report information for weekly organizational logistics conferences.

General milling superintendent vs production administrator skills

Common general milling superintendent skills

Safety Program, 43%
Product Quality, 25%
Mill Operations, 11%
HACCP, 9%
Plant Operations, 6%
Flour Mill, 3%

Common production administrator skills

Data Entry, 21%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Windows, 8%
Payroll, 7%
Production Schedules, 5%
SQL, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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