Database designer vs project leader

The differences between database designers and project leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a database designer, becoming a project leader takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a project leader has an average salary of $98,559, 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 project leader are project management, work ethic, and C++.

Database designer vs project leader overview

	Database Designer	Project Leader
Yearly salary	$87,051	$98,559
Hourly rate	$41.85	$47.38
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	68,992	221,165
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	46	44
Years of experience	4	6

Database designer vs project leader salary

Database designers and project leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Database Designer	Project Leader
Average salary	$87,051	$98,559
Salary range	Between $64,000 And $117,000	Between $70,000 And $138,000
Highest paying City	San Jose, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	New Jersey	California
Best paying company	State Street	Boston Consulting Group
Best paying industry	Finance	Professional

Differences between database designer and project leader education

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

	Database Designer	Project Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Computer Science	Business
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Stanford University

Database designer vs project leader demographics

Here are the differences between database designers' and project leaders' demographics:

	Database Designer	Project Leader
Average age	46	44
Gender ratio	Male, 67.2% Female, 32.8%	Male, 69.0% Female, 31.0%
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, 6.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Asian, 12.0% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	6%	11%

Differences between database designer and project leader 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.

Project leader example responsibilities.

Lead and manage the automation effort for the PeopleSoft financials modules ensuring the desired requirement (s) coverage.
Lead the installation of VSAM file extension software that facilitate files larger than native VSAM specs.
Lead sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review, sprint retrospective, scrum of scrum meetings.
Play a similar role for an ASP.NET web application (APA) which manages power plant availability information.
Manage using PMI methodologies though life cycle ensuring projects successfully complete within plan budget, schedule and scope.
Prepare RFP, evaluate bids, select vendor, negotiate contract, acquire hardware and software, manage development & implementation.

Database designer vs project leader skills

Common database designer skills

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

Common project leader skills

Project Management, 17%
Work Ethic, 7%
C++, 4%
C #, 4%
Project Plan, 4%
Status Reports, 3%