Higher education administrator vs registrar

The differences between higher education administrators and registrars can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a higher education administrator and a registrar. Additionally, a higher education administrator has an average salary of $53,604, which is higher than the $40,632 average annual salary of a registrar.

The top three skills for a higher education administrator include syllabus, K-12 and CSU. The most important skills for a registrar are patients, customer service, and medical terminology.

Higher education administrator vs registrar overview

	Higher Education Administrator	Registrar
Yearly salary	$53,604	$40,632
Hourly rate	$25.77	$19.53
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	61,760	12,723
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Higher education administrator vs registrar salary

Higher education administrators and registrars have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Higher Education Administrator	Registrar
Average salary	$53,604	$40,632
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $81,000	Between $29,000 And $56,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	The American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between higher education administrator and registrar education

There are a few differences between a higher education administrator and a registrar in terms of educational background:

	Higher Education Administrator	Registrar
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Higher education administrator vs registrar demographics

Here are the differences between higher education administrators' and registrars' demographics:

	Higher Education Administrator	Registrar
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 44.0% Female, 56.0%	Male, 17.1% Female, 82.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 4.3% White, 65.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 4.3% White, 65.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between higher education administrator and registrar duties and responsibilities

Higher education administrator example responsibilities.

Establish operating policies and procedures and attain SNF Medicare certification.
Perform savings/cost analysis for ductless heat pumps, SQL, and ad-hoc queries.
Ensure ethics, compliance with stringent regulations.
Process adds and changes of PC equipment such as desktops and laptops.
Support end-users PC's and other components by phone, email and in-person, support some.
Present findings formally, as PowerPoint presentation to academic peer group

Registrar example responsibilities.

Manage and prioritize a high volume of traumas and ambulances entering the ER.
Provide superior customer-orient support and manage non-cooperative patients such as those with addictions problems with tact and ease.
Code all inpatient, outpatient, emergency room, laboratory and radiology visits with appropriate ICD-9 and CPT codes.
Transport patients to and from rehabilitation unit.
Coordinate all radiology authorizations from physicians and insurance companies, adhering to appropriate CPT codes.
Admit patients to various outpatient departments of the hospital; including emergency, laboratory and radiology.

Higher education administrator vs registrar skills

Common higher education administrator skills

Syllabus, 28%
K-12, 21%
CSU, 14%
Academic Performance, 8%
Mathematics, 6%
Educational Programs, 5%

Common registrar skills

Patients, 30%
Customer Service, 16%
Medical Terminology, 7%
Patient Registration, 4%
Data Entry, 3%
Patient Care, 3%

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