Hospital administrator vs administrator

The differences between hospital administrators and administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a hospital administrator, becoming an administrator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a hospital administrator has an average salary of $75,644, which is higher than the $72,882 average annual salary of an administrator.

The top three skills for a hospital administrator include patient care, patients and PET. The most important skills for an administrator are customer service, data entry, and troubleshoot.

Hospital administrator vs administrator overview

	Hospital Administrator	Administrator
Yearly salary	$75,644	$72,882
Hourly rate	$36.37	$35.04
Growth rate	28%	5%
Number of jobs	72,975	67,553
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	47	43
Years of experience	6	2

What does a hospital administrator do?

A hospital administrator is responsible for the management of the hospital. They may also manage outpatient clinics, hospices, or substance abuse centers. Working in this role, they are tasked with ensuring that the hospital operates efficiently and that adequate care is given to patients. Generally speaking, they oversee both the health and medical services in a hospital.

What does an administrator do?

Administrators are administrative professionals who oversee the whole office or department. They manage office activities and supervise administrative functions in the office. They work the office calendar and oversee the appointment-setting process. They coordinate office events and ensure that all preparations are made and that there are no conflicting schedules. They also maintain a database of external providers of various office needs. Administrators also oversee office supplies and prepare purchase requisitions. They also manage janitorial services and other functions that are related to the maintenance of the physical office space. Administrators ensure that all fixtures and equipment in the office are functioning well and have no problems.

Hospital administrator vs administrator salary

Hospital administrators and administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hospital Administrator	Administrator
Average salary	$75,644	$72,882
Salary range	Between $48,000 And $118,000	Between $46,000 And $113,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between hospital administrator and administrator education

There are a few differences between a hospital administrator and an administrator in terms of educational background:

	Hospital Administrator	Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Hospital administrator vs administrator demographics

Here are the differences between hospital administrators' and administrators' demographics:

	Hospital Administrator	Administrator
Average age	47	43
Gender ratio	Male, 46.3% Female, 53.7%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 7.9% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	12%	9%

Differences between hospital administrator and administrator duties and responsibilities

Hospital administrator example responsibilities.

Manage accounts receivable, inventory, control facility and administrative costs, process payroll and perform invoice audit reviews.
Manage billing procedures and negotiate third-party contracts including a federal Medicare and state Medicaid contracts.
Add new employees to payroll system setting up employee specific tax, deduction, direct deposit, etc.
Maintain confidential patient information in accordance to HIPPA.
Revise policy and procedures; developed/revise reports and documents for practice efficiency and HIPPA compliance.
Implement business relationship with national strategic partner to provide bedside medication delivery services for discharging patients.

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Administrator example responsibilities.

Develop a Perl script to manage the LDAP schema.
Hire and manage all receptionists and assistant MCA's.
Used all tools of Java stack in supporting and managing it.
Manage and process product orders on windows base on-line computer network system.
Manage ADP time system for technicians and approve time-off requests, supporting management.
Manage professional staff of 9 (including 5 MDs) and support staff of 10

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Hospital administrator vs administrator skills

Common hospital administrator skills

Patient Care, 15%
Patients, 14%
PET, 6%
Hospital Operations, 6%
Human Resources, 4%
Surgery, 4%

Common administrator skills

Customer Service, 18%
Data Entry, 7%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Payroll, 6%
Financial Reports, 4%
Oversight, 4%

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