Product administrator vs managing administrator

The differences between product administrators and managing 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 a managing administrator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a product administrator has an average salary of $79,253, which is higher than the $75,025 average annual salary of a managing administrator.

The top three skills for a product administrator include data entry, product support and product data. The most important skills for a managing administrator are oversight, administrative functions, and payroll.

Product administrator vs managing administrator overview

	Product Administrator	Managing Administrator
Yearly salary	$79,253	$75,025
Hourly rate	$38.10	$36.07
Growth rate	11%	5%
Number of jobs	241,039	64,677
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	47	43
Years of experience	6	2

Product administrator vs managing administrator salary

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

	Product Administrator	Managing Administrator
Average salary	$79,253	$75,025
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $111,000	Between $47,000 And $119,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Cornerstone Research
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between product administrator and managing administrator education

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

	Product Administrator	Managing Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	Stanford University

Product administrator vs managing administrator demographics

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

	Product Administrator	Managing Administrator
Average age	47	43
Gender ratio	Male, 40.3% Female, 59.7%	Male, 37.6% Female, 62.4%
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, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	8%	9%

Differences between product administrator and managing 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.

Managing administrator example responsibilities.

Administer the intranet portal; manage HTML e-mail templates and campaigns.
Manage the CMS review and approval process of all marketing & other beneficiary collateral.
Manage unit HRIS and PC-III (Unix base system) and provide and/or remove access to.
Manage QA teams to develop application migration testing scenarios.
Create and manage a repository of group presentations and documents.
Manage quality assurance testing of new functionality including preparing and validating QA test cases.

Product administrator vs managing 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 managing administrator skills

Oversight, 18%
Administrative Functions, 16%
Payroll, 14%
Customer Service, 7%
Salesforce, 4%
Project Management, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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