Database designer vs database developer

The differences between database designers and database developers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a database designer and a database developer. Additionally, a database developer has an average salary of $90,837, which is higher than the $87,051 average annual salary of a database designer.

The top three skills for a database designer include database design, data management and javascript. The most important skills for a database developer are ETL, C++, and java.

Database designer vs database developer overview

	Database Designer	Database Developer
Yearly salary	$87,051	$90,837
Hourly rate	$41.85	$43.67
Growth rate	9%	21%
Number of jobs	68,992	91,069
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	46	39
Years of experience	4	4

Database designer vs database developer salary

Database designers and database developers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Database Designer	Database Developer
Average salary	$87,051	$90,837
Salary range	Between $64,000 And $117,000	Between $69,000 And $118,000
Highest paying City	San Jose, CA	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	New Jersey	Washington
Best paying company	State Street	The Citadel
Best paying industry	Finance	Finance

Differences between database designer and database developer education

There are a few differences between a database designer and a database developer in terms of educational background:

	Database Designer	Database Developer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Database designer vs database developer demographics

Here are the differences between database designers' and database developers' demographics:

	Database Designer	Database Developer
Average age	46	39
Gender ratio	Male, 67.2% Female, 32.8%	Male, 73.0% Female, 27.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% Asian, 27.5% White, 51.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 4.7% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% Asian, 29.7% White, 52.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	8%

Differences between database designer and database developer duties and responsibilities

Database designer example responsibilities.

Devise and manage recommended changes to SalesForce for better business processing practices.
Create and modify tables, views and indexes, PL/SQL store procedures, functions and triggers according to business requirement.
Perform and troubleshoot data extract into SAS datasets.
Translate ETL of data to graphs used to drive business decisions.
Enhance existing database screens with useful metric reporting functions using VBA.
Apply updates and financial transactions receive from customers, in XML format.

Database developer example responsibilities.

Coordinate with DBA in creating and managing tables, indexes, db links and privileges.
Create shell scripts in UNIX to automate the data loading process and to cleanse the flat file inputs.
Design, develop and manage DB2 database scripts for building and migrating the database for banking software customers.
Authore CICS/DB2 applications and DB2 store procedures (COBOL) for (IPA) rebates to manage health care groups.
Implement and automate existing manual process, to create CRF by creating new database objects in SQL and macro in excel.
Develop an ASP.Net application to input and manage a production schedule, production statistical analysis and trend reporting.

Database designer vs database developer skills

Common database designer skills

Database Design, 14%
Data Management, 10%
JavaScript, 10%
PL/SQL, 9%
SAS, 5%
Microsoft SQL Server, 4%

Common database developer skills

ETL, 8%
C++, 5%
Java, 5%
Microsoft SQL Server, 5%
Database Development, 4%
PL/SQL, 4%