Main Difference
The main difference between Manager and Officer is that the Manager is a coordinating the efforts of people and Officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization; see also official (Q599151)
Manager vs. Officer
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Manager
Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a not-for-profit organization, or government body. Management includes the activities of setting the strategy of an organization and coordinating the efforts of its employees (or of volunteers) to accomplish its objectives through the application of available resources, such as financial, natural, technological, and human resources. The term "management" may also refer to those people who manage an organization.
Social scientists study management as an academic discipline, investigating areas such as social organization and organizational leadership. Some people study management at colleges or universities; major degrees in management include the Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) and Master of Business Administration (MBA.) and, for the public sector, the Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree. Individuals who aim to become management specialists or experts, management researchers, or professors may complete the Doctor of Management (DM), the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), or the PhD in Business Administration or Management.
Larger organizations generally have three levels of managers, which are typically organized in a hierarchical, pyramid structure:
Senior managers, such as members of a Board of Directors and a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or a President of an organization. They set the strategic goals of the organization and make decisions on how the overall organization will operate. Senior managers are generally executive-level professionals, and provide direction to middle management who directly or indirectly report to them.
Middle managers, examples of which would include branch managers, regional managers, department managers and section managers, provide direction to front-line managers. Middle managers communicate the strategic goals of senior management to the front-line managers.
Lower managers, such as supervisors and front-line team leaders, oversee the work of regular employees (or volunteers, in some voluntary organizations) and provide direction on their work.In smaller organizations, an individual manager may have a much wider scope. A single manager may perform several roles or even all of the roles commonly observed in a large organization.
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Officer
An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization. The term derives from the late Latin from officiarius, meaning "official".
Wikipedia
Manager (noun)
A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.
Manager (noun)
The head coach.
Manager (noun)
An administrator, for a singer or group. en
Manager (noun)
A window or application whose purpose is to give the user the control over some aspect of the system.
"a file manager; a task manager; Program Manager"
Officer (noun)
One who has a position of hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
Officer (noun)
A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer.
Officer (noun)
One who holds a public office.
Officer (noun)
An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.
Officer (noun)
A commissioned officer.
Officer (verb)
To supply with officers.
Officer (verb)
To command like an officer.
Wiktionary
Manager (noun)
One who manages; a conductor or director; as, the manager of a theater.
Manager (noun)
A person who conducts business or household affairs with economy and frugality; a good economist.
Manager (noun)
A contriver; an intriguer.
Officer (noun)
One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer.
Officer (noun)
Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer or an enlisted man.
Officer
To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.
Officer
To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits.
Webster Dictionary
Manager (noun)
someone who controls resources and expenditures
Manager (noun)
(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
Officer (noun)
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command;
"an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"
Officer (noun)
someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust;
"he is an officer of the court"
"the club elected its officers for the coming year"
Officer (noun)
a member of a police force;
"it was an accident, officer"
Officer (noun)
a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel;
"he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"
Officer (verb)
direct or command as an officer
Princeton's WordNet
