Production administrator vs manufacturing program manager

The differences between production administrators and manufacturing program 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 manufacturing program manager. Additionally, a manufacturing program manager has an average salary of $76,289, 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 manufacturing program manager are sigma, continuous improvement, and project management.

Production administrator vs manufacturing program manager overview

	Production Administrator	Manufacturing Program Manager
Yearly salary	$39,943	$76,289
Hourly rate	$19.20	$36.68
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	102,025	88,760
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Production administrator vs manufacturing program manager salary

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

	Production Administrator	Manufacturing Program Manager
Average salary	$39,943	$76,289
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $60,000	Between $54,000 And $106,000
Highest paying City	Binghamton, NY	Newark, CA
Highest paying state	Connecticut	California
Best paying company	Astronics	Apple
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Technology

Differences between production administrator and manufacturing program manager education

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

	Production Administrator	Manufacturing Program Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Production administrator vs manufacturing program manager demographics

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

	Production Administrator	Manufacturing Program Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 33.7% Female, 66.3%	Male, 85.4% Female, 14.6%
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, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 9.1% White, 69.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between production administrator and manufacturing program 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.

Manufacturing program manager example responsibilities.

Lead team responsible for logistics, materials, incircuit, assembly, strain measurement, x-ray, and failure analysis.
Implement lead manufacturing principles to achieve continuous improvement processes; hire qualified machinists; ensure division-wide OSHA compliance.
Conduct sufficient in-house design reviews per ISO work instructions.
Manage project responsibilities from concept and prototyping of a product to FDA approval process through implementation into commercialization.
Implement overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) metrics to focus attention on key process equipment availability, performance and quality factors.

Production administrator vs manufacturing program manager skills

Common production administrator skills

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

Common manufacturing program manager skills

Sigma, 13%
Continuous Improvement, 12%
Project Management, 12%
Process Improvement, 5%
Lean Six Sigma, 5%
Logistics, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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