Sawmill manager vs production administrator

The differences between sawmill managers and production administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a sawmill manager and a production administrator. Additionally, a sawmill manager has an average salary of $62,982, which is higher than the $39,943 average annual salary of a production administrator.

The top three skills for a sawmill manager include safety meeting, and . The most important skills for a production administrator are data entry, purchase orders, and windows.

Sawmill manager vs production administrator overview

	Sawmill Manager	Production Administrator
Yearly salary	$62,982	$39,943
Hourly rate	$30.28	$19.20
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	2,938	102,025
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Sawmill manager vs production administrator salary

Sawmill managers and production administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sawmill Manager	Production Administrator
Average salary	$62,982	$39,943
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $96,000	Between $26,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	-	Binghamton, NY
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Astronics
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between sawmill manager and production administrator education

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

	Sawmill Manager	Production Administrator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Forestry	Business
Most common college	University of Texas at Austin	Northwestern University

Sawmill manager vs production administrator demographics

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

	Sawmill Manager	Production Administrator
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 100.0% Female, 0.0%	Male, 33.7% Female, 66.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 7.4% White, 75.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	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%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between sawmill manager and production administrator duties and responsibilities

Sawmill manager example responsibilities.

Lead executive team through evaluation of ERP providers including contract negotiations.
Maintain an OSHA compliant work environment, enforce affirmative attendance policy, maintain complete inventory records and met/exceed production goals.
Establish KPI's (key process indicators) to monitor production, quality and on time delivery.
Set up performance measurements on KPI's for each manager to drive performance improvement initiatives in their areas of responsibilities.
Mentor and develop personnel, collaborating with VSM peers and other operational managers to improve overall goals achievement.

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.

Sawmill manager vs production administrator skills

Common sawmill manager skills

Safety Meeting, 100%

Common production administrator skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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