Assistant engineering manager vs process engineering manager

The differences between assistant engineering managers and process engineering managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both an assistant engineering manager and a process engineering manager. Additionally, a process engineering manager has an average salary of $124,640, which is higher than the $83,263 average annual salary of an assistant engineering manager.

The top three skills for an assistant engineering manager include HVAC, plumbing and quality standards. The most important skills for a process engineering manager are project management, sigma, and lean manufacturing.

Assistant engineering manager vs process engineering manager overview

	Assistant Engineering Manager	Process Engineering Manager
Yearly salary	$83,263	$124,640
Hourly rate	$40.03	$59.92
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	55,238	87,396
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Assistant engineering manager vs process engineering manager salary

Assistant engineering managers and process engineering managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant Engineering Manager	Process Engineering Manager
Average salary	$83,263	$124,640
Salary range	Between $61,000 And $112,000	Between $94,000 And $165,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	California
Best paying company	BD	Emergent BioSolutions
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Technology

Differences between assistant engineering manager and process engineering manager education

There are a few differences between an assistant engineering manager and a process engineering manager in terms of educational background:

	Assistant Engineering Manager	Process Engineering Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Mechanical Engineering	Chemical Engineering
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Assistant engineering manager vs process engineering manager demographics

Here are the differences between assistant engineering managers' and process engineering managers' demographics:

	Assistant Engineering Manager	Process Engineering Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 85.9% Female, 14.1%	Male, 85.7% Female, 14.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 2.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Asian, 18.9% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% Asian, 12.7% White, 71.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between assistant engineering manager and process engineering manager duties and responsibilities

Assistant engineering manager example responsibilities.

Validate functionality of automation software for HVAC projects to achieve optimum energy usage.
Manage QA for research orient development efforts and for high visibility, production focuse development efforts tie to revenue generation.
Work with application and other infrastructure teams to facilitate application on-boarding, testing, move-ups, and user security infrastructure integration.
Implement industry standards for manage service provisioning and delivery across carrier-class fiber-optic network.

Process engineering manager example responsibilities.

Manage QA for research orient development efforts and for high visibility, production focuse development efforts tie to revenue generation.
Support FDA regulatory and ISO requirements with QA department through process engineering and support of CAPA program.
Pioneer SPC program including implementation of methodologies for corrective action.
Ensure water systems are OSHA compliant.
Implement plant wide remediation plan to comply with FDA requirements.
Design, contract fabrication and testing of OSHA compliant safety harness anchors.

Assistant engineering manager vs process engineering manager skills

Common assistant engineering manager skills

HVAC, 18%
Plumbing, 11%
Quality Standards, 9%
Safety Standards, 7%
R, 7%
Geotechnical, 6%

Common process engineering manager skills

Project Management, 9%
Sigma, 8%
Lean Manufacturing, 6%
Lean Six Sigma, 6%
R, 4%
Direct Reports, 3%

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