Product administrator vs product solution manager

The differences between product administrators and product solution 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 solution manager takes usually requires 8-10 years. Additionally, a product solution manager has an average salary of $101,375, 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 solution manager are market analysis, product development, and product management.

Product administrator vs product solution manager overview

	Product Administrator	Product Solution Manager
Yearly salary	$79,253	$101,375
Hourly rate	$38.10	$48.74
Growth rate	11%	10%
Number of jobs	241,039	116,600
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	47	39
Years of experience	6	10

Product administrator vs product solution manager salary

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

	Product Administrator	Product Solution Manager
Average salary	$79,253	$101,375
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $111,000	Between $73,000 And $140,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between product administrator and product solution manager education

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

	Product Administrator	Product Solution Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	University of Georgia

Product administrator vs product solution manager demographics

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

	Product Administrator	Product Solution Manager
Average age	47	39
Gender ratio	Male, 40.3% Female, 59.7%	Male, 71.4% Female, 28.6%
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, 3.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	8%	10%

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

Manage the BA, QA, Dev and customer support personnel require to bring updates to production.
Manage cloud solution on hyper-converge architecture to host cloud computing for clients, win customers in eBay, and Intel.
Define product requirements, manage development resources and interface with QA, documentation and marketing teams.
Lead strategic development for UCS converge infrastructure, application and cloud base data center solutions.
Integrate rapid application development front-end and reporting capabilities with SQL databases and store procedures.
Utilize SQL to support data-driven analysis and decision processes to inform project prioritization, assess feature effectiveness, and troubleshoot issues.

Product administrator vs product solution 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 solution manager skills

Market Analysis, 11%
Product Development, 10%
Product Management, 10%
QA, 9%
Product Solutions, 8%
Market Research, 5%

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