Hospital administrator vs center administrator

The differences between hospital administrators and center 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 a center administrator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a hospital administrator has an average salary of $75,644, which is higher than the $66,044 average annual salary of a center administrator.

The top three skills for a hospital administrator include patient care, patients and PET. The most important skills for a center administrator are patients, patient care, and surgery.

Hospital administrator vs center administrator overview

	Hospital Administrator	Center Administrator
Yearly salary	$75,644	$66,044
Hourly rate	$36.37	$31.75
Growth rate	28%	5%
Number of jobs	72,975	90,680
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
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 a center administrator do?

A Center Administrator is responsible for performing administrative and clerical duties to support an organization's daily operations and ensure that all the transactions are done timely and efficiently. Center Administrators respond to guests' inquiries and concerns, attend meetings and conferences, maintain adequate office inventory, file reports, sort documents, and manage databases. They must have excellent communication and organizational skills, especially in documenting business and financial transactions and supporting the management in identifying opportunities to grow revenues and profits.

Hospital administrator vs center administrator salary

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

	Hospital Administrator	Center Administrator
Average salary	$75,644	$66,044
Salary range	Between $48,000 And $118,000	Between $42,000 And $102,000
Highest paying City	-	Oakland, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Novartis
Best paying industry	-	Real Estate

Differences between hospital administrator and center administrator education

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

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

Hospital administrator vs center administrator demographics

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

	Hospital Administrator	Center Administrator
Average age	47	43
Gender ratio	Male, 46.3% Female, 53.7%	Male, 34.2% Female, 65.8%
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, 9.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 8.7% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	12%	9%

Differences between hospital administrator and center 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.

Center administrator example responsibilities.

Attain initial 4 star CMS rating, which are subsequently increase to 5 stars.
Maintain and manage scheduling process for call center group with continuous real-time monitoring of adherence using CMS and IEX TotalView.
Create and manage a repository of group presentations and documents.
Reinforce HIPAA mandates by establishing new training standards.
Ensure that on-site lab meet all CLIA requirements.
Verify and correct CPT and ICD10 coding on claims prior to submission.

Hospital administrator vs center administrator skills

Common hospital administrator skills

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

Common center administrator skills

Patients, 20%
Patient Care, 10%
Surgery, 9%
Customer Service, 8%
Oversight, 4%
Financial Performance, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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