Program management specialist vs specialist

The differences between program management specialists and specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a program management specialist has an average salary of $82,591, which is higher than the $58,013 average annual salary of a specialist.

The top three skills for a program management specialist include project management, DOD and powerpoint. The most important skills for a specialist are patients, customer service, and work ethic.

Program management specialist vs specialist overview

	Program Management Specialist	Specialist
Yearly salary	$82,591	$58,013
Hourly rate	$39.71	$27.89
Growth rate	6%	10%
Number of jobs	152,144	358,433
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	47	42
Years of experience	-	2

What does a program management specialist do?

A project management specialist is responsible for overseeing different programs and projects within a company, ensuring efficiency and smooth workflow. Their responsibilities typically revolve around identifying project needs, participating in setting goals and objectives, managing schedules and budgets, performing risk and cost assessments, and producing progress reports and presentations for the directors and other executives. Furthermore, a project management specialist may also perform research and analysis to find new business opportunities and liaise with clients to generate sales.

What does a specialist do?

Specialists are employees who are responsible for specific tasks or activities in the department they are assigned to. The actions or tasks they work on are related to their educational background or work experiences. They are usually highly skilled in specializations related to the work they are assigned to. Specialists are also highly trained on the competencies that are required of their specialty. As such, they are focused on the skills and competencies that are needed to enhance their experience in their specific field further.

Program management specialist vs specialist salary

Program management specialists and specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Program Management Specialist	Specialist
Average salary	$82,591	$58,013
Salary range	Between $55,000 And $122,000	Between $32,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	Worcester, MA	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	New Jersey
Best paying company	Microsoft	The Citadel
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between program management specialist and specialist education

There are a few differences between a program management specialist and a specialist in terms of educational background:

	Program Management Specialist	Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Program management specialist vs specialist demographics

Here are the differences between program management specialists' and specialists' demographics:

	Program Management Specialist	Specialist
Average age	47	42
Gender ratio	Male, 39.9% Female, 60.1%	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.7% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 9.0% White, 65.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 10.5% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	10%	11%

Differences between program management specialist and specialist duties and responsibilities

Program management specialist example responsibilities.

Manage key performance indicators (KPI) for service metrics daily, weekly, monthly.
Manage the SharePoint website portal as well as classified/unclassified records.
Manage, monitors and measures project portfolio status, recommending corrective action as necessary and communicate portfolio status to their management.
Review, research and accurately process HAZMAT stock requests.
Involve in safety training, forklift training, hazmat training.
Practice and champion establish PMO standards and policies and contribute to continuous improvement of best practices.

Specialist example responsibilities.

Create, manage, and assist users with SharePoint sites.
Manage an on-site IRB and company good clinical practice (GCP) inspection.
Manage SharePoint sites by creating, editing, and customizing company sites, libraries and security.
Manage the building of accounts, assigning of static IP's, and scheduling of business class installations.
Convert servers from UNIX to Linux, all hardware diagnostics and repair including printers/plotters/desktops etc.
Follow safety procedures such as maintenance of all equipment (Telxon scanners, terminals and ladders).

Program management specialist vs specialist skills

Common program management specialist skills

Project Management, 17%
DOD, 10%
PowerPoint, 7%
Business Development, 5%
Financial Management, 5%
Management Support, 4%

Common specialist skills

Patients, 15%
Customer Service, 11%
Work Ethic, 5%
Patient Care, 4%
Exceptional Client, 4%
Troubleshoot, 4%

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