Crystal reports developer vs software programmer

The differences between crystal reports developers and software programmers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-8 years to become both a crystal reports developer and a software programmer. Additionally, a crystal reports developer has an average salary of $88,544, which is higher than the $71,612 average annual salary of a software programmer.

The top three skills for a crystal reports developer include sql server, service oriented architecture and business objects. The most important skills for a software programmer are java, javascript, and software development.

Crystal reports developer vs software programmer overview

	Crystal Reports Developer	Software Programmer
Yearly salary	$88,544	$71,612
Hourly rate	$42.57	$34.43
Growth rate	-7%	-7%
Number of jobs	69,593	253,235
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	8	8

Crystal reports developer vs software programmer salary

Crystal reports developers and software programmers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Crystal Reports Developer	Software Programmer
Average salary	$88,544	$71,612
Salary range	Between $66,000 And $118,000	Between $55,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	Los Angeles, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	California	Washington
Best paying company	ComPsych	Panaya
Best paying industry	Finance	Technology

Differences between crystal reports developer and software programmer education

There are a few differences between a crystal reports developer and a software programmer in terms of educational background:

	Crystal Reports Developer	Software Programmer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	-	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Crystal reports developer vs software programmer demographics

Here are the differences between crystal reports developers' and software programmers' demographics:

	Crystal Reports Developer	Software Programmer
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 68.1% Female, 31.9%	Male, 71.3% Female, 28.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.8% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% Asian, 22.0% White, 60.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 4.1% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% Asian, 25.2% White, 58.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between crystal reports developer and software programmer duties and responsibilities

Crystal reports developer example responsibilities.

Analyze and manage the project throughout SDLC, written/review specification documents.
Develop and test stored procedures, functions and packages in PL/SQL for loading ETL data.
Work on cross-tab and master detail reports and represent the same using charts/ bar charts/ pie charts.
Schedule reports and export in PDF format.
Explore and integrate the development of business dashboards.
Used QMF to perform queries on DB2 database.

Software programmer example responsibilities.

Lead projects on QA that include test planning, design, execution and closure.
Hibernate is used to manage data access object between object orient java and relational database.
Implement a centralize configuration system for managing application settings, consisting of a desktop application with a WCF backend.
Develop style-sheets for UI design and layout using CSS.
Develop MVC web application for an automation project using JavaEE and JSF.
Develop JavaScript for dynamic user interface and browser compatibility tests.

Crystal reports developer vs software programmer skills

Common crystal reports developer skills

SQL Server, 12%
Service Oriented Architecture, 8%
Business Objects, 8%
Web Intelligence, 6%
Data Warehouse, 5%
Dashboards, 5%

Common software programmer skills

Java, 9%
JavaScript, 6%
Software Development, 5%
HTML, 5%
Python, 5%
SQL Server, 5%