Product administrator vs account administrator

The differences between product administrators and account administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a product administrator and an account administrator. Additionally, a product administrator has an average salary of $79,253, which is higher than the $40,149 average annual salary of an account administrator.

The top three skills for a product administrator include data entry, product support and product data. The most important skills for an account administrator are customer service, data entry, and financial statements.

Product administrator vs account administrator overview

	Product Administrator	Account Administrator
Yearly salary	$79,253	$40,149
Hourly rate	$38.10	$19.30
Growth rate	11%	6%
Number of jobs	241,039	136,654
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Product administrator vs account administrator salary

Product administrators and account administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Product Administrator	Account Administrator
Average salary	$79,253	$40,149
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $111,000	Between $29,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	-	Freeport, NY
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	AbbVie
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between product administrator and account administrator education

There are a few differences between a product administrator and an account administrator in terms of educational background:

	Product Administrator	Account Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	University of Pennsylvania

Product administrator vs account administrator demographics

Here are the differences between product administrators' and account administrators' demographics:

	Product Administrator	Account Administrator
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 40.3% Female, 59.7%	Male, 29.4% Female, 70.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 5.3% White, 62.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 5.3% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between product administrator and account administrator duties and responsibilities

Product administrator example responsibilities.

Manage product updates via EDI.
Manage customer accounts, submitting payroll, and licensing documentation while providing excellent customer service to enroll families and potential families.
Rely upon to resolve and identify QA and other issues.
Develop pricing and BOM structure for more consistent results in quoting and design.
Create documents for internal and client distribution and work with SharePoint site administration.
Update Expedia inventory per the vendor's instructions within Expedia's ERP and CRM databases.

Account administrator example responsibilities.

Manage all post-award management activities such as award processing, fund monitoring financial reporting and payroll reconciliation.
Post ACH bank deposits via company web portal and/or email remittances provide by the customers.
Assist conversion of the accounting system to an ERP system
Perform the task of verifying and sending the daily ACH origination files for bank customers.
Perform financial account management using QuickBooks.
Prepare monthly payroll and statutory tax deduction returns to the regulatory authorities.

Product administrator vs account administrator skills

Common product administrator skills

Data Entry, 11%
Product Support, 8%
Product Data, 7%
Financial Analysis, 7%
Purchase Orders, 6%
SQL Server, 4%

Common account administrator skills

Customer Service, 25%
Data Entry, 10%
Financial Statements, 6%
Customer Inquiries, 5%
Computer System, 5%
Payroll, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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