Production administrator vs factory manager

The differences between production administrators and factory managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a production administrator and a factory manager. Additionally, a factory manager has an average salary of $94,025, which is higher than the $39,943 average annual salary of a production administrator.

The top three skills for a production administrator include data entry, purchase orders and windows. The most important skills for a factory manager are continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, and ISO.

Production administrator vs factory manager overview

	Production Administrator	Factory Manager
Yearly salary	$39,943	$94,025
Hourly rate	$19.20	$45.20
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	102,025	9,900
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Production administrator vs factory manager salary

Production administrators and factory managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Production Administrator	Factory Manager
Average salary	$39,943	$94,025
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $60,000	Between $67,000 And $131,000
Highest paying City	Binghamton, NY	Stamford, CT
Highest paying state	Connecticut	Alaska
Best paying company	Astronics	Amazon
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Manufacturing

Differences between production administrator and factory manager education

There are a few differences between a production administrator and a factory manager in terms of educational background:

	Production Administrator	Factory Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Production administrator vs factory manager demographics

Here are the differences between production administrators' and factory managers' demographics:

	Production Administrator	Factory Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 33.7% Female, 66.3%	Male, 87.5% Female, 12.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% Asian, 9.0% White, 69.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% Asian, 9.2% White, 69.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between production administrator and factory manager duties and responsibilities

Production administrator example responsibilities.

Establish operating policies and procedures and attain SNF Medicare certification.
Supervise and train new employees on (ISO) internal policies and procedures.
Work with other internal auditors to ensure compliance with ISO, PED & TPED requirements.
Work closely with plant manager to aid in his understanding of data information from ERP and financial systems.
Prepare shipping documents per customer specification utilize through the customers' logistics portal.
Develop, analyze, and compile report information for weekly organizational logistics conferences.

Factory manager example responsibilities.

Lead the process change to use MRP for planning all in house manufacture production products.
Manage engineering and maintenance technicians in order to improve equipment reliability and improve OEE.
Design a visual kanban for the factory floor and develop an electronic system using MRP technology to replenish parts.
Develop and maintain set-up sheets / device history records for all customer jobs to ensure SMT tractability.
Reduce work-in-process inventory from 2 weeks to 2 days by improving processes and setting up a KANBAN system.
Direct all operations for manufacturing, warehousing supply chain and logistics.

Production administrator vs factory manager skills

Common production administrator skills

Data Entry, 21%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Windows, 8%
Payroll, 7%
Production Schedules, 5%
SQL, 4%

Common factory manager skills

Continuous Improvement, 14%
Lean Manufacturing, 9%
ISO, 6%
Sigma, 6%
On-Time Delivery, 5%
Employee Engagement, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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