Senior project administrator vs business administrator

The differences between senior project administrators and business administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a senior project administrator has an average salary of $79,389, which is higher than the $72,503 average annual salary of a business administrator.

The top three skills for a senior project administrator include project management, purchase orders and sharepoint. The most important skills for a business administrator are customer service, powerpoint, and payroll.

Senior project administrator vs business administrator overview

	Senior Project Administrator	Business Administrator
Yearly salary	$79,389	$72,503
Hourly rate	$38.17	$34.86
Growth rate	-8%	5%
Number of jobs	118,213	103,025
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	47	43
Years of experience	-	2

Senior project administrator vs business administrator salary

Senior project administrators and business administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Project Administrator	Business Administrator
Average salary	$79,389	$72,503
Salary range	Between $54,000 And $114,000	Between $45,000 And $114,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Novartis
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between senior project administrator and business administrator education

There are a few differences between a senior project administrator and a business administrator in terms of educational background:

	Senior Project Administrator	Business Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Senior project administrator vs business administrator demographics

Here are the differences between senior project administrators' and business administrators' demographics:

	Senior Project Administrator	Business Administrator
Average age	47	43
Gender ratio	Male, 33.3% Female, 66.7%	Male, 33.3% Female, 66.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.5% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 8.7% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	10%	9%

Differences between senior project administrator and business administrator duties and responsibilities

Senior project administrator example responsibilities.

Implement a repeatable process methodology base on the PMI PMBOK defining a systematic approach to delivering solutions and achieving customer objectives.
Review and process submittals and RFI's.
Prepare proposals in response to government or industry RFP's.
Prepare contracts, maintain critical files, track RFI's, pre qualify contractors.
Maintain IMS documentation and schedule repository by means of Sharepoint.
Create various graphic materials using software packages including but not limit to PowerPoint presentations and Visio diagrams.

Business administrator example responsibilities.

Create and manage a repository of group presentations and documents.
Coordinate and schedule travel arrangements, PowerPoint presentations and conference room set up for all quarterly sales and department meetings.
Design many email templates by using html and used them in notifications in Helsinki and Istanbul versions.
Diagnose and troubleshoot PC hardware and software problems, remote access and printing issues for internal and external employees.
Develop and maintain departmental SharePoint site.
Experience building new SharePoint farm for MarkeSource organization.

Senior project administrator vs business administrator skills

Common senior project administrator skills

Project Management, 21%
Purchase Orders, 7%
SharePoint, 7%
Financial Reports, 6%
SQL, 5%
Access Database, 4%

Common business administrator skills

Customer Service, 12%
PowerPoint, 7%
Payroll, 7%
Team Support, 7%
Financial Statements, 5%
Oversight, 4%

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