Sponsor vs account coordinator

The differences between sponsors and account coordinators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a sponsor and an account coordinator. Additionally, a sponsor has an average salary of $51,039, which is higher than the $39,973 average annual salary of an account coordinator.

The top three skills for a sponsor include patients, leadership and mathematics. The most important skills for an account coordinator are customer service, data entry, and powerpoint.

Sponsor vs account coordinator overview

	Sponsor	Account Coordinator
Yearly salary	$51,039	$39,973
Hourly rate	$24.54	$19.22
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	2,062	93,480
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Sponsor vs account coordinator salary

Sponsors and account coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sponsor	Account Coordinator
Average salary	$51,039	$39,973
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $84,000	Between $29,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	The American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between sponsor and account coordinator education

There are a few differences between a sponsor and an account coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Sponsor	Account Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Most common major	Education	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Sponsor vs account coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between sponsors' and account coordinators' demographics:

	Sponsor	Account Coordinator
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 40.1% Female, 59.9%	Male, 27.5% Female, 72.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 11.9% Asian, 5.3% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% Asian, 5.3% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between sponsor and account coordinator duties and responsibilities

Sponsor example responsibilities.

Lead information management, collaboration, CRM, and business intelligence initiatives.
Review CRF's for comparison to SAE reports.
Co-Found school's chapter of a national mathematics honor society.
Prepare and submit SAE information to sponsor, prepare patient inform consents.
Correspond with field CRAs (sponsor and CRO) to ensure efficacy of study.
Organize fundraisers, whole class activities, service projects, prom, and project graduation.

Account coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage service activations and product fulfillment, ESN changes, activations, deactivations and overall customer service satisfaction.
Manage bookkeeper and QuickBooks tabulations.
Manage client and prospect database for marketing purposes through Salesforce.com.
Capitalize on strong organizational and interpersonal skills to expertly manage the regional provider enrollment system for Medicare and Medicaid memberships.
Design business cards, letterhead and CRM.
Update forecast in CRM from all sales opportunities.

Sponsor vs account coordinator skills

Common sponsor skills

Patients, 28%
Leadership, 21%
Mathematics, 8%
CPR, 6%
Co-Sponsor, 5%
Financial Statements, 3%

Common account coordinator skills

Customer Service, 23%
Data Entry, 9%
PowerPoint, 7%
Account Management, 7%
Project Management, 5%
Account Executives, 4%

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