Inventory administrator vs inventory analyst

The differences between inventory administrators and inventory analysts can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an inventory analyst has an average salary of $58,944, which is higher than the $37,221 average annual salary of an inventory administrator.

The top three skills for an inventory administrator include inventory control, cycle counts and purchase orders. The most important skills for an inventory analyst are supply chain, customer service, and logistics.

Inventory administrator vs inventory analyst overview

	Inventory Administrator	Inventory Analyst
Yearly salary	$37,221	$58,944
Hourly rate	$17.89	$28.34
Growth rate	-3%	23%
Number of jobs	69,241	25,500
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	47	45
Years of experience	6	-

Inventory administrator vs inventory analyst salary

Inventory administrators and inventory analysts have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Inventory Administrator	Inventory Analyst
Average salary	$37,221	$58,944
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $48,000	Between $42,000 And $80,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Intel
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between inventory administrator and inventory analyst education

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

	Inventory Administrator	Inventory Analyst
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	University of Southern California

Inventory administrator vs inventory analyst demographics

Here are the differences between inventory administrators' and inventory analysts' demographics:

	Inventory Administrator	Inventory Analyst
Average age	47	45
Gender ratio	Male, 42.9% Female, 57.1%	Male, 56.1% Female, 43.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 5.2% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 12.1% Unknown, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 8.5% White, 58.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	8%	9%

Differences between inventory administrator and inventory analyst duties and responsibilities

Inventory administrator example responsibilities.

Manage, review, analyze, verify, and ship raw, stock, purchase, QA, and manufacture materials.
Provide assistance to various departments to troubleshoot inventory and promotion issues that require higher level consideration and knowledge.
Work with the sale representatives from individual companies to guarantee availability of prosthetics.

Inventory analyst example responsibilities.

Manage vendor compliance and EDI contacts; set up new vendors and monitor EDI data flow.
Manage inventory procurement through MRP software.
Manage production and non-production stockrooms to ensure that inventory FIFO exceed industry standards.
Manage inventory levels by running bi-weekly MRP reports by identifying and validating purchasing requirements.
Collect, document, monitor, and review inventory data for accuracy and timeliness within an ERP SL system.
Analyze inventory transactions within ERP system.

Inventory administrator vs inventory analyst skills

Common inventory administrator skills

Inventory Control, 13%
Cycle Counts, 10%
Purchase Orders, 9%
Customer Service, 7%
Inventory Transactions, 7%
Part Numbers, 7%

Common inventory analyst skills

Supply Chain, 12%
Customer Service, 9%
Logistics, 7%
Purchase Orders, 6%
Inventory Control, 5%
Manage Inventory, 4%

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