Senior search engine optimization specialist vs social media strategist

The differences between senior search engine optimization specialists and social media strategists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a senior search engine optimization specialist and a social media strategist. Additionally, a senior search engine optimization specialist has an average salary of $82,971, which is higher than the $62,339 average annual salary of a social media strategist.

The top three skills for a senior search engine optimization specialist include digital marketing, keyword research and develop seo. The most important skills for a social media strategist are instagram, digital marketing, and twitter.

Senior search engine optimization specialist vs social media strategist overview

	Senior Search Engine Optimization Specialist	Social Media Strategist
Yearly salary	$82,971	$62,339
Hourly rate	$39.89	$29.97
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	2,986	43,791
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 82%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Senior search engine optimization specialist vs social media strategist salary

Senior search engine optimization specialists and social media strategists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Search Engine Optimization Specialist	Social Media Strategist
Average salary	$82,971	$62,339
Salary range	Between $59,000 And $116,000	Between $41,000 And $94,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Utah
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between senior search engine optimization specialist and social media strategist education

There are a few differences between a senior search engine optimization specialist and a social media strategist in terms of educational background:

	Senior Search Engine Optimization Specialist	Social Media Strategist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 82%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Most common major	Business	Communication
Most common college	Stanford University	Northwestern University

Senior search engine optimization specialist vs social media strategist demographics

Here are the differences between senior search engine optimization specialists' and social media strategists' demographics:

	Senior Search Engine Optimization Specialist	Social Media Strategist
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 67.2% Female, 32.8%	Male, 39.1% Female, 60.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Asian, 12.0% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Asian, 12.0% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between senior search engine optimization specialist and social media strategist duties and responsibilities

Senior search engine optimization specialist example responsibilities.

Implement and manage SEO for web pages, YouTube, and blogs.
Design advertisements for third party companies by embedding affiliate links onto marketing websites utilizing a pay-per-click system to generate profits.
Improve customer order organization and communication by redesigning project management web application in PHP.

Social media strategist example responsibilities.

Manage social media and content creation for Instagram account of 23k+ followers.
Manage all social agency and vendor relationships, including Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube.
Create, curate, and manage all publish content, including blog posts, website copywriting and design social media images.
Perform administrative duties including ordering photography supplies, managing expenses bookkeeping, updating photography inventory and archives.
Develop creative marketing campaigns to engage current and alumni volunteers including photo and video contests on Facebook.
Crowd source using Facebook, Google and LinkedIn ads.

Senior search engine optimization specialist vs social media strategist skills

Common senior search engine optimization specialist skills

Digital Marketing, 16%
Keyword Research, 15%
Develop SEO, 7%
CSS, 7%
HTML, 7%
SEM, 7%

Common social media strategist skills

Instagram, 7%
Digital Marketing, 7%
Twitter, 6%
Social Media Marketing, 6%
Social Platforms, 4%
Linkedin, 4%

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