Product administrator vs product engineering manager

The differences between product administrators and product engineering managers 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 engineering manager takes usually requires More than 10 years. Additionally, a product engineering manager has an average salary of $125,592, 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 engineering manager are project management, product management, and product engineering.

Product administrator vs product engineering manager overview

	Product Administrator	Product Engineering Manager
Yearly salary	$79,253	$125,592
Hourly rate	$38.10	$60.38
Growth rate	11%	2%
Number of jobs	241,039	148,619
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	47	48
Years of experience	6	-

Product administrator vs product engineering manager salary

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

	Product Administrator	Product Engineering Manager
Average salary	$79,253	$125,592
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $111,000	Between $90,000 And $174,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Airbnb
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between product administrator and product engineering manager education

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

	Product Administrator	Product Engineering Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Business	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Product administrator vs product engineering manager demographics

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

	Product Administrator	Product Engineering Manager
Average age	47	48
Gender ratio	Male, 40.3% Female, 59.7%	Male, 91.7% Female, 8.3%
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, 2.9% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.3% Asian, 14.8% White, 69.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	8%	9%

Differences between product administrator and product engineering manager 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 engineering manager example responsibilities.

Design, build and manage the ParagusIT OpenStack base private cloud.
Lead global engineering team in pursuit of major European OEM's medium and heavy-duty axle business.
Manage and coordinate communication with SME teams during disasters.
Manage outsourced/contract vendors and suppliers including HVAC, elevators, electrical and mechanical systems.
Manage a group of engineers that design semi-custom commercial / industrial HVAC and refrigeration equipment.
Participate and lead multiple Kaizen events, including facility layout, productivity, system integration and setup reductions.

Product administrator vs product engineering manager 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 engineering manager skills

Project Management, 7%
Product Management, 7%
Product Engineering, 7%
Product Line, 5%
Java, 5%
Continuous Improvement, 5%

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