Venue manager vs area manager

The differences between venue managers and area managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a venue manager and an area manager. Additionally, an area manager has an average salary of $73,472, which is higher than the $39,713 average annual salary of a venue manager.

The top three skills for a venue manager include logistics, payroll and staff schedules. The most important skills for an area manager are customer service, safety standards, and logistics.

Venue manager vs area manager overview

	Venue Manager	Area Manager
Yearly salary	$39,713	$73,472
Hourly rate	$19.09	$35.32
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	341,265	341,983
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	6	6

Venue manager vs area manager salary

Venue managers and area managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Venue Manager	Area Manager
Average salary	$39,713	$73,472
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $56,000	Between $50,000 And $107,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Clifford Chance
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between venue manager and area manager education

There are a few differences between a venue manager and an area manager in terms of educational background:

	Venue Manager	Area Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Venue manager vs area manager demographics

Here are the differences between venue managers' and area managers' demographics:

	Venue Manager	Area Manager
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 53.4% Female, 46.6%	Male, 69.1% Female, 30.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between venue manager and area manager duties and responsibilities

Venue manager example responsibilities.

Manage and book concerts, community events, and run weekly music lessons with youth.
Manage daily flow of customers through custom POS system, ensuring the greatest customer satisfaction.
Complete proposals and detail BEO.
Experience in NYC building codes and operations.
Coordinate logistics with festival patrons as well as developers of the festival.
Install and maintain the order management equipment as well as the POS terminal.

Area manager example responsibilities.

Manage the recruitment, hiring, training and development of all depot distribution staff.
Used creativity and persistence to create new sales leads and run all provide leads.
Mark by achieving district s top shrink and performance (e.g., CPR) rates.
Manage Sortation area operations and escalate customer order fulfillment issues.
Manage operations in accordance with all regulatory (HSE) requirements and company procedures/guiding principles.
Implement and manage contracts for Medicaid while maintaining excellent relationships with key local agency executives.

Venue manager vs area manager skills

Common venue manager skills

Logistics, 10%
Payroll, 8%
Staff Schedules, 7%
Event Planning, 7%
Venue Management, 7%
Event Management, 6%

Common area manager skills

Customer Service, 18%
Safety Standards, 10%
Logistics, 8%
Excellent Interpersonal, 5%
Business Plan, 4%
Continuous Improvement, 4%