Mis director vs systems manager

The differences between mis directors and systems managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-8 years to become both a mis director and a systems manager. Additionally, a systems manager has an average salary of $107,156, which is higher than the $90,708 average annual salary of a mis director.

The top three skills for a mis director include customer service, data entry and windows server. The most important skills for a systems manager are customer service, project management, and patients.

Mis director vs systems manager overview

	MIS Director	Systems Manager
Yearly salary	$90,708	$107,156
Hourly rate	$43.61	$51.52
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	24,197	145,551
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	8	8

Mis director vs systems manager salary

Mis directors and systems managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	MIS Director	Systems Manager
Average salary	$90,708	$107,156
Salary range	Between $64,000 And $127,000	Between $75,000 And $152,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between mis director and systems manager education

There are a few differences between a mis director and a systems manager in terms of educational background:

	MIS Director	Systems Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Computer Science	Business
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Carnegie Mellon University

Mis director vs systems manager demographics

Here are the differences between mis directors' and systems managers' demographics:

	MIS Director	Systems Manager
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 83.3% Female, 16.7%	Male, 76.8% Female, 23.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.6% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 12.7% White, 65.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% Asian, 12.6% White, 65.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between mis director and systems manager duties and responsibilities

Mis director example responsibilities.

Design, configure and manage installation of new Ethernet LAN for new facility.
Upgrade switches on each floor to manage Gigabit with POE for future VOIP.
Implement and manage technologies to reduce overall costs in hardware, power and licensing by consolidating into VMware virtualize servers.
Lead company from 24 stand-alone PCs to a network of 150+ PCs connect through 4 locations with share resources and e-mail.
Improve corporate communication by managing development project for Microsoft SharePoint Intranet.
Manage all aspects of information technology including database management, network information services, troubleshoot system applications, etc.

Systems manager example responsibilities.

Manage development teams which programme Java software applications to scan bar-code shipping labels and automate receipt and inventory processes.
Manage AutoCAD upgrades and tools.
Manage all aspects of PC and Macintosh technical support.
Install and manage small office computer network system running AutoCAD.
Define and manage execution of testing require for resolving FDA findings.
Lead cross-organization team to align company structure to employee base in PeopleSoft.

Mis director vs systems manager skills

Common mis director skills

Customer Service, 13%
Data Entry, 9%
Windows Server, 9%
PC, 6%
Unix, 4%
SQL Server, 4%

Common systems manager skills

Customer Service, 12%
Project Management, 10%
Patients, 6%
Management System, 4%
Data Entry, 4%
Client Facing, 4%