Marketing lead vs prospector

The differences between marketing leads and prospectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 8-10 years to become a marketing lead, becoming a prospector takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a marketing lead has an average salary of $104,664, which is higher than the $53,179 average annual salary of a prospector.

The top three skills for a marketing lead include digital marketing, marketing campaigns and project management. The most important skills for a prospector are outbound calls, lead generation, and foreclosure.

Marketing lead vs prospector overview

	Marketing Lead	Prospector
Yearly salary	$104,664	$53,179
Hourly rate	$50.32	$25.57
Growth rate	10%	5%
Number of jobs	92,987	1,981
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	39	45
Years of experience	10	12

Marketing lead vs prospector salary

Marketing leads and prospectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Marketing Lead	Prospector
Average salary	$104,664	$53,179
Salary range	Between $74,000 And $146,000	Between $25,000 And $109,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	Meta	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between marketing lead and prospector education

There are a few differences between a marketing lead and a prospector in terms of educational background:

	Marketing Lead	Prospector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Georgia	University of Southern California

Marketing lead vs prospector demographics

Here are the differences between marketing leads' and prospectors' demographics:

	Marketing Lead	Prospector
Average age	39	45
Gender ratio	Male, 50.8% Female, 49.2%	Male, 58.3% Female, 41.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 1.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% Asian, 2.8% White, 83.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	4%

Differences between marketing lead and prospector duties and responsibilities

Marketing lead example responsibilities.

Launch new cloud services and manage execution across functions to reach sellers, current customers, prospects and influencers.
Re-Brand and manage secondary Instagram account focuse on product across multiple store locations.
Develop and manage marketing programs and partner integration for industry marketing in government, healthcare and education markets.
Re-Design marketing materials, Facebook page, LinkedIn page and website.
Develop blog posts, Facebook updates and tweets to spread awareness of new product or services while tracking effectiveness and ROI.
Coordinate and responsible for MDF fund deployment.

Prospector example responsibilities.

Develop strong relationships in Bronx community and achieve a solid reputation as a Medicaid seller.
Process customer loans in active foreclosure to assist in options on keeping their homes or advise in liquidation options.
Communicate errors to appropriate personnel for resolution as necessary to prevent contest or impair foreclosure actions.
Account analysis and preparation, assessing customer needs, and preparation of professional sales recommendations tailor to each customer s business.
Recognize as a team leader and receive many corporate sales achievement awards.
Prospect and generate sales revenue by adding new program residential customers and cross selling and upselling current residential customers.

Marketing lead vs prospector skills

Common marketing lead skills

Digital Marketing, 15%
Marketing Campaigns, 5%
Project Management, 5%
Integrated Marketing, 3%
Healthcare, 3%
Twitter, 3%

Common prospector skills

Outbound Calls, 48%
Lead Generation, 28%
Foreclosure, 13%
Cold Calls, 11%

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