The third profession we take a look at is marketing executive. On an average scale, these workers bring in higher salaries than marketing and sales coordinators. In fact, they make a $28,193 higher salary per year.
By looking over several marketing and sales coordinators and marketing executives resumes, we found that both roles utilize similar skills, such as "trade shows," "marketing campaigns," and "powerpoint." But beyond that the careers look very different.
There are many key differences between these two careers as shown by resumes from each profession. Some of those differences include the skills required to complete responsibilities within each role. As an example of this, a marketing and sales coordinator is likely to be skilled in "customer service," "crm," "salesforce," and "graphic design," while a typical marketing executive is skilled in "digital marketing," "b testing," "target audience," and "business relationships."
Interestingly enough, marketing executives earn the most pay in the retail industry, where they command an average salary of $80,121. As mentioned previously, marketing and sales coordinators highest annual salary comes from the professional industry with an average salary of $44,631.
Marketing executives typically study at higher levels compared with marketing and sales coordinators. For example, they're 7.2% more likely to graduate with a Master's Degree, and 0.2% more likely to earn a Doctoral Degree.