Policy officer vs executive

The differences between policy officers and executives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a policy officer and an executive. Additionally, a policy officer has an average salary of $113,052, which is higher than the $108,285 average annual salary of an executive.

The top three skills for a policy officer include policy issues, DOD and government officials. The most important skills for an executive are customer service, digital transformation, and healthcare.

Policy officer vs executive overview

	Policy Officer	Executive
Yearly salary	$113,052	$108,285
Hourly rate	$54.35	$52.06
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	58,185	83,869
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	52	52
Years of experience	-	-

Policy officer vs executive salary

Policy officers and executives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Policy Officer	Executive
Average salary	$113,052	$108,285
Salary range	Between $79,000 And $159,000	Between $63,000 And $184,000
Highest paying City	Santa Rosa, CA	Providence, RI
Highest paying state	Nevada	Rhode Island
Best paying company	Nomura Securities	Capgemini
Best paying industry	Government	-

Differences between policy officer and executive education

There are a few differences between a policy officer and an executive in terms of educational background:

	Policy Officer	Executive
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Political Science	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Policy officer vs executive demographics

Here are the differences between policy officers' and executives' demographics:

	Policy Officer	Executive
Average age	52	52
Gender ratio	Male, 64.5% Female, 35.5%	Male, 56.0% Female, 44.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 7.6% White, 76.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 7.6% White, 76.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between policy officer and executive duties and responsibilities

Policy officer example responsibilities.

Manage all issues relate to high quality survey administration including training and approval/certification, performance oversight and data collection.
Ensure compliance with applicable U.S. Army, DOD, and NSA security policies and directives.
Coordinate DoD NBC defense actions, initiatives and issues within the U.S. government interagency community.
Direct operational and administrative improvement initiatives to build a high-performing infrastructure and deliver the highest quality of care to patients.
Lead a restructuring of the office which encourage greater collaboration between subunits and eliminate redundancies.

Executive example responsibilities.

Manage capital investments and operating costs to generate ROI, IRR and cash flow.
Facilitate KPI dashboard for actual performance to forecast/targets and drive action plans to achieve them.
Manage reputation for search engine optimization, and reputation of website and business as a whole through SEO.
Manage several multi-phase DoD programs and projects simultaneously.
Manage events for fundraising, donor recognition and alumni relations.
Delegate & execute human resources, payroll management, marketing/sales techniques training & development.

Policy officer vs executive skills

Common policy officer skills

Policy Issues, 15%
DOD, 15%
Government Officials, 12%
Technical Assistance, 11%
Strategic Direction, 9%
Policy Changes, 6%

Common executive skills

Customer Service, 20%
Digital Transformation, 15%
Healthcare, 10%
Customer Satisfaction, 8%
Financial Statements, 5%
Business Development, 4%