Vice president vs associate vice president

The differences between vice presidents and associate vice presidents can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a vice president has an average salary of $158,637, which is higher than the $137,944 average annual salary of an associate vice president.

The top three skills for a vice president include healthcare, oversight and project management. The most important skills for an associate vice president are healthcare, oversight, and portfolio.

Vice president vs associate vice president overview

	Vice President	Associate Vice President
Yearly salary	$158,637	$137,944
Hourly rate	$76.27	$66.32
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	119,530	68,260
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	52	47
Years of experience	-	-

What does a vice president do?

Vice presidents are usually considered the second-in-command in the organization, depending on the organization structure. They take over when the president is unavailable to fulfill duties. They may also represent the organization in external events and other official functions. They are important members of the boardroom, and their opinions are usually sought after as well. Vice presidents are usually poised to follow the president's footsteps in the organization, especially if the president is nearing retirement. They also make urgent and crucial decisions when the president is not available to do so. Vice presidents must have strong business acumen, decision-making skills, and professionalism.

What does an associate vice president do?

An associate vice president's role is to implement the company's policies and regulations, all while overseeing the business operations within a particular area. Typically responding to a president or stakeholders, an associate vice president's responsibilities revolve around supervising management officials, devising strategies to boost sales and public brand awareness, liaise with external key suppliers and agencies, and craft new policies when necessary. Furthermore, an associate vice president must promptly respond to issues and concerns and develop a budget for the company.

Vice president vs associate vice president salary

Vice presidents and associate vice presidents have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Vice President	Associate Vice President
Average salary	$158,637	$137,944
Salary range	Between $107,000 And $235,000	Between $97,000 And $194,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Rohnert Park, CA
Highest paying state	New York	Rhode Island
Best paying company	Brookfield Properties	Arkansas State University, Mountain Home
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Retail

Differences between vice president and associate vice president education

There are a few differences between a vice president and an associate vice president in terms of educational background:

	Vice President	Associate Vice President
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Vice president vs associate vice president demographics

Here are the differences between vice presidents' and associate vice presidents' demographics:

	Vice President	Associate Vice President
Average age	52	47
Gender ratio	Male, 65.8% Female, 34.2%	Male, 62.5% Female, 37.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% Asian, 7.5% White, 76.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 7.5% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 65.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	12%	10%

Differences between vice president and associate vice president duties and responsibilities

Vice president example responsibilities.

Develop and implement global SOX methodology, manage risk assessment and testing, evaluate deficiencies and lead remediation efforts.
Manage $54MM loan portfolio of problem assets with the goal to implement strategies of rehabilitation, exit and/or liquidation.
Manage day-to-day operations, marketing, record keeping, insurance billing, human resources, budgeting, and HIPAA compliance.
Manage the web design, PPC, social media marketing, SEO, traditional and digital marketing, and customer experience.
Manage FDA regulate manufacturing division.
Manage QuickBooks; implement budget/variance tracking and reporting.

Associate vice president example responsibilities.

Leverage in-depth cloud manage service skills, rapid cloud deployment capabilities and DevOps strengths to optimize technical delivery.
Manage yearly close process and external audit, financial statement preparation and in-house payroll processing.
Manage departmental internal and client SharePoint sites, leading to improve communication, document access and process information.
Include forecasting sales, managing expense levels, project portfolio forecasting and oversight, and broker-dealer financial statement preparation.
Develop strategy for outsourcing legacy merchandising system support to manage costs and position team for new ERP system implementation.
Lead all activities including application development, technical infrastructure and vendor management for the deployment of distance education program.

Vice president vs associate vice president skills

Common vice president skills

Healthcare, 10%
Oversight, 7%
Project Management, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
Risk Management, 6%
Business Development, 5%

Common associate vice president skills

Healthcare, 7%
Oversight, 7%
Portfolio, 6%
AVP, 6%
Excellent Interpersonal, 5%
Project Management, 5%

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