Body designer vs mechanical designer

The differences between body designers and mechanical designers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a body designer, becoming a mechanical designer takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a mechanical designer has an average salary of $62,541, which is higher than the $59,610 average annual salary of a body designer.

The top three skills for a body designer include solidworks, NX and unigraphics. The most important skills for a mechanical designer are mechanical design, revit, and auto cad.

Body designer vs mechanical designer overview

	Body Designer	Mechanical Designer
Yearly salary	$59,610	$62,541
Hourly rate	$28.66	$30.07
Growth rate	-3%	2%
Number of jobs	48,028	65,748
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Associate Degree, 51%
Average age	45	41
Years of experience	4	6

Body designer vs mechanical designer salary

Body designers and mechanical designers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Body Designer	Mechanical Designer
Average salary	$59,610	$62,541
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $98,000	Between $46,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between body designer and mechanical designer education

There are a few differences between a body designer and a mechanical designer in terms of educational background:

	Body Designer	Mechanical Designer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Associate Degree, 51%
Most common major	Mechanical Engineering	Drafting And Design
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Carnegie Mellon University

Body designer vs mechanical designer demographics

Here are the differences between body designers' and mechanical designers' demographics:

	Body Designer	Mechanical Designer
Average age	45	41
Gender ratio	Male, 89.1% Female, 10.9%	Male, 89.1% Female, 10.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 5.7% White, 73.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 10.5% White, 72.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	5%

Differences between body designer and mechanical designer duties and responsibilities

Body designer example responsibilities.

Project managing special orders from corporate customers including custom zipper pulls, and embroidery embellishments.
Develop customized user interaction models using object-orient prototyping.
Make sure ECO's are complete and update correctly per redlines and then send though approval process.
Develop customized user interaction models using object-orient prototyping.

Mechanical designer example responsibilities.

Work with JPL / NASA packaging and fabrication engineering leads (on-site).
Manage documentation of existing projects, perform ECN resolutions.
Produce REVIT models for the mechanical department o HVAC sheet metal and HVAC piping.
Develop company's AutoCAD customize menu, prepare cad department logistics, organize and staff cad department.
Apply mechanical engineering design and manufacturing expertise to develop MR and XR medical imaging devices utilizing AutoCAD.
Experience with ASME and ANSI codes.

Body designer vs mechanical designer skills

Common body designer skills

Solidworks, 42%
NX, 26%
Unigraphics, 21%
Interior Trim, 12%

Common mechanical designer skills

Mechanical Design, 8%
Revit, 7%
Auto CAD, 6%
HVAC, 5%
Engineering Drawings, 4%
Creo, 4%