Product administrator vs administrator

The differences between product administrators and administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a product administrator, becoming an administrator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a product administrator has an average salary of $79,253, which is higher than the $72,882 average annual salary of an administrator.

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

Product administrator vs administrator overview

	Product Administrator	Administrator
Yearly salary	$79,253	$72,882
Hourly rate	$38.10	$35.04
Growth rate	11%	5%
Number of jobs	241,039	67,553
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	47	43
Years of experience	6	2

Product administrator vs administrator salary

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

	Product Administrator	Administrator
Average salary	$79,253	$72,882
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $111,000	Between $46,000 And $113,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between product administrator and administrator education

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

	Product Administrator	Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	University of Pennsylvania

Product administrator vs administrator demographics

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

	Product Administrator	Administrator
Average age	47	43
Gender ratio	Male, 40.3% Female, 59.7%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
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, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	8%	9%

Differences between product administrator and 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.

Administrator example responsibilities.

Develop a Perl script to manage the LDAP schema.
Hire and manage all receptionists and assistant MCA's.
Used all tools of Java stack in supporting and managing it.
Manage and process product orders on windows base on-line computer network system.
Manage ADP time system for technicians and approve time-off requests, supporting management.
Manage professional staff of 9 (including 5 MDs) and support staff of 10

Product administrator vs 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 administrator skills

Customer Service, 18%
Data Entry, 7%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Payroll, 6%
Financial Reports, 4%
Oversight, 4%