Production administrator vs manufacturing technology manager

The differences between production administrators and manufacturing technology 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 technology manager. Additionally, a manufacturing technology manager has an average salary of $123,011, 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 technology manager are lean manufacturing, GMP, and capital projects.

Production administrator vs manufacturing technology manager overview

	Production Administrator	Manufacturing Technology Manager
Yearly salary	$39,943	$123,011
Hourly rate	$19.20	$59.14
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	102,025	81,350
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Production administrator vs manufacturing technology manager salary

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

	Production Administrator	Manufacturing Technology Manager
Average salary	$39,943	$123,011
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $60,000	Between $91,000 And $165,000
Highest paying City	Binghamton, NY	Sunnyvale, CA
Highest paying state	Connecticut	Alaska
Best paying company	Astronics	Amazon
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Manufacturing

Differences between production administrator and manufacturing technology manager education

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

	Production Administrator	Manufacturing Technology Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Production administrator vs manufacturing technology manager demographics

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

	Production Administrator	Manufacturing Technology Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 33.7% Female, 66.3%	Male, 92.3% Female, 7.7%
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 manufacturing technology 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 technology manager example responsibilities.

Implement lead manufacturing principles to achieve continuous improvement processes; hire qualified machinists; ensure division-wide OSHA compliance.
Enter the data into ERP system.
Handle relations with regulatory agencies FDA, DEA, etc.
Perform large-scale post-production buffering and dilution of commercial protein drugs in a sterile, GMP environment.
Represent manufacturing department during regulatory agency inspections and partner audits (FDA, EMEA, Japanese company Chugai).
Define best-in-class supply chain model, including organizational design, process definitions, core competencies, and ERP architecture.

Production administrator vs manufacturing technology manager skills

Common production administrator skills

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

Common manufacturing technology manager skills

Lean Manufacturing, 11%
GMP, 7%
Capital Projects, 6%
Prototype, 6%
Cost Reduction, 5%
Product Development, 5%

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