Inside sales administrator vs account manager

The differences between inside sales administrators and account managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-8 years to become both an inside sales administrator and an account manager. Additionally, an account manager has an average salary of $68,535, which is higher than the $43,056 average annual salary of an inside sales administrator.

The top three skills for an inside sales administrator include CRM, order entry and purchase orders. The most important skills for an account manager are customer service, account management, and healthcare.

Inside sales administrator vs account manager overview

	Inside Sales Administrator	Account Manager
Yearly salary	$43,056	$68,535
Hourly rate	$20.70	$32.95
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	73,601	152,261
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	8	8

Inside sales administrator vs account manager salary

Inside sales administrators and account managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Inside Sales Administrator	Account Manager
Average salary	$43,056	$68,535
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $60,000	Between $42,000 And $110,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	NVIDIA
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between inside sales administrator and account manager education

There are a few differences between an inside sales administrator and an account manager in terms of educational background:

	Inside Sales Administrator	Account Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Southern California

Inside sales administrator vs account manager demographics

Here are the differences between inside sales administrators' and account managers' demographics:

	Inside Sales Administrator	Account Manager
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 26.2% Female, 73.8%	Male, 54.8% Female, 45.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 4.1% White, 78.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 4.1% White, 78.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between inside sales administrator and account manager duties and responsibilities

Inside sales administrator example responsibilities.

Contribute to marketing business online and manage Facebook page.
Input all customer interactions into CRM software system.
Reorganize quote inquiry procedure for all company affiliate distributors to track competitors pricing.
Assign territory includes both international and domestic OEM accounts and distribution.

Account manager example responsibilities.

Manage financial departments with responsibility for managing payroll, bank re-consolidations, bank deposits, budgeting and cost control.
Manage $4 million territory encompassing three Mid-Atlantic states.
Manage new business and renewals for leading Saas legal solution.
Manage an inside sales territory of multiple states with Avaya technology solutions.
Negotiate and manage all contracts and pricing for IDN's in the territory.
Manage customers' accounts utilizing laptop and internet base CMS reporting software and ADM field guide.

Inside sales administrator vs account manager skills

Common inside sales administrator skills

CRM, 17%
Order Entry, 11%
Purchase Orders, 11%
Salesforce, 6%
Customer Data, 5%
Trade Shows, 4%

Common account manager skills

Customer Service, 19%
Account Management, 8%
Healthcare, 6%
CRM, 6%
Product Knowledge, 5%
PowerPoint, 5%

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