Education and Training
Registrar
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
Manages student academic records within a college or university.
Job Outlook
There were 103 Registrar job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 3385 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the College / University Administrator industry, which includes the Registrar career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2012:
Salary
Many new Registrar jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $41,772.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $40,043.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Registrar postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $33,770.
Education and Experience
Posted Registrar jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 59% |
| Master's Degree | 40% |
| Doctoral Degree | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
Posted Registrar jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 51% |
| 3 to 5 years | 42% |
| 6 to 8 years | 5% |
| 9+ years | 1% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Registrar positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Communication Skills (53%)
- Detail-Oriented (29%)
- Microsoft Office (29%)
- Organizational Skills (27%)
- Teamwork / Collaboration (26%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Scheduling (42%)
- Customer Service (23%)
- Maintaining Student Records (14%)
- Managing Student Data (14%)
- Customer Billing (8%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Data Entry (17%)
- Information Systems (13%)
- Staff Management (12%)
- Administrative Support (11%)
- Record Keeping (10%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Academic Counseling (3%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Registrar skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Assistant Registrar
- Associate Registrar
- School Registrar
- University Registrar
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Administrator, Higher Education
- Admissions Director
- Student Affairs Administrator
- Director of Student Affairs
- Program Coordinator, Higher Education
- Dean of Academic Affairs
- Admissions Administrator
- Associate Dean, Higher Education
- Dean of Academic Division
- Financial Aid Director
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Registrar jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Carespot Medpost Urgent Care (48)
- Keiser University (40)
- International Education Corporation (20)
- K12, Inc (20)
- California State University (18)
North Carolina
- University of North Carolina (11)
- Atrium Health (7)
- Duke University (5)
- Meredith College (5)
- Healthcare Support (3)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from EMSI Burning Glass (now Lightcast). For more information about how they gather data and what it represents, see Emsi Burning Glass Data Basic Overview.