Product administrator vs product designer

The differences between product administrators and product designers 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 product designer takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a product designer has an average salary of $102,033, which is higher than the $79,253 average annual salary of a product administrator.

The top three skills for a product administrator include data entry, product support and product data. The most important skills for a product designer are sketch, visual design, and UI.

Product administrator vs product designer overview

	Product Administrator	Product Designer
Yearly salary	$79,253	$102,033
Hourly rate	$38.10	$49.05
Growth rate	11%	3%
Number of jobs	241,039	98,465
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	47	40
Years of experience	6	4

Product administrator vs product designer salary

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

	Product Administrator	Product Designer
Average salary	$79,253	$102,033
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $111,000	Between $68,000 And $152,000
Highest paying City	-	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Netflix
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between product administrator and product designer education

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

	Product Administrator	Product Designer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Business	Graphic Design
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	Carnegie Mellon University

Product administrator vs product designer demographics

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

	Product Administrator	Product Designer
Average age	47	40
Gender ratio	Male, 40.3% Female, 59.7%	Male, 74.2% Female, 25.8%
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, 1.1% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% Asian, 10.1% White, 76.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between product administrator and product designer 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.

Product designer example responsibilities.

Manage PDM system, updating technical, fit and design information.
Lead front-end QA of all major releases, filing, prioritizing and fixing bugs myself.
Manage all aspects of production including QC, packaging needs, and adherence to worldwide product standard protocols.
Lead FMEA (failure modes and effects analysis) team and DVP (design verification plan) prove-out for system.
Provide responsive html layouts using bootstrap and hand code CSS.
Design and develop high-fidelity user interface prototypes in HTML, JavaScript, and VBScript base on product requirements.

Product administrator vs product designer skills

Common product administrator skills

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

Common product designer skills

Sketch, 23%
Visual Design, 7%
UI, 7%
User Research, 6%
User Experience, 6%
Interaction Design, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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