Plant chief vs production administrator

The differences between plant chiefs and production administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a plant chief and a production administrator. Additionally, a plant chief has an average salary of $109,379, which is higher than the $39,943 average annual salary of a production administrator.

The top three skills for a plant chief include plant operations, R and maintenance management system. The most important skills for a production administrator are data entry, purchase orders, and windows.

Plant chief vs production administrator overview

	Plant Chief	Production Administrator
Yearly salary	$109,379	$39,943
Hourly rate	$52.59	$19.20
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	21,404	102,025
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Plant chief vs production administrator salary

Plant chiefs and production administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Plant Chief	Production Administrator
Average salary	$109,379	$39,943
Salary range	Between $80,000 And $149,000	Between $26,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	-	Binghamton, NY
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Astronics
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between plant chief and production administrator education

There are a few differences between a plant chief and a production administrator in terms of educational background:

	Plant Chief	Production Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Plant chief vs production administrator demographics

Here are the differences between plant chiefs' and production administrators' demographics:

	Plant Chief	Production Administrator
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 86.2% Female, 13.8%	Male, 33.7% Female, 66.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.0% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% Asian, 7.2% White, 70.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% Asian, 9.0% White, 69.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between plant chief and production administrator duties and responsibilities

Plant chief example responsibilities.

Manage daily operations of USDA facility.
Operate extrusion lines to produce PVC pipe and hose and, HDPE pipe ..
Maintain an OSHA compliant work environment, enforce affirmative attendance policy, maintain complete inventory records and met/exceed production goals.
Review KPI reports and other production indicators daily in order to direct the resolution of operational, manufacturing and maintenance problems.

Production administrator example responsibilities.

Establish operating policies and procedures and attain SNF Medicare certification.
Supervise and train new employees on (ISO) internal policies and procedures.
Work with other internal auditors to ensure compliance with ISO, PED & TPED requirements.
Work closely with plant manager to aid in his understanding of data information from ERP and financial systems.
Prepare shipping documents per customer specification utilize through the customers' logistics portal.
Develop, analyze, and compile report information for weekly organizational logistics conferences.

Plant chief vs production administrator skills

Common plant chief skills

Plant Operations, 29%
R, 20%
Maintenance Management System, 19%
PLC, 14%
Plant Machinery, 11%
Plant Equipment, 8%

Common production administrator skills

Data Entry, 21%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Windows, 8%
Payroll, 7%
Production Schedules, 5%
SQL, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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