Design supervisor vs design team lead

The differences between design supervisors and design team leads can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a design supervisor, becoming a design team lead takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a design team lead has an average salary of $94,522, which is higher than the $78,150 average annual salary of a design supervisor.

The top three skills for a design supervisor include autocad, engineering drawings and engineering design. The most important skills for a design team lead are sketch, CAD, and product design.

Design supervisor vs design team lead overview

	Design Supervisor	Design Team Lead
Yearly salary	$78,150	$94,522
Hourly rate	$37.57	$45.44
Growth rate	2%	21%
Number of jobs	37,558	61,298
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	41	39
Years of experience	6	4

Design supervisor vs design team lead salary

Design supervisors and design team leads have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Design Supervisor	Design Team Lead
Average salary	$78,150	$94,522
Salary range	Between $48,000 And $127,000	Between $66,000 And $134,000
Highest paying City	San Jose, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	California	New York
Best paying company	Micron Technology	TEKsystems
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between design supervisor and design team lead education

There are a few differences between a design supervisor and a design team lead in terms of educational background:

	Design Supervisor	Design Team Lead
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Georgia Institute of Technology

Design supervisor vs design team lead demographics

Here are the differences between design supervisors' and design team leads' demographics:

	Design Supervisor	Design Team Lead
Average age	41	39
Gender ratio	Male, 77.0% Female, 23.0%	Male, 71.5% Female, 28.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 10.4% White, 72.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 4.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% Asian, 30.0% White, 52.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	8%

Differences between design supervisor and design team lead duties and responsibilities

Design supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage Chrysler's CMHE standards.
Engineer, manage and implement configuration and installation of complex Ethernet network backbones.
Train new employees in the use of SolidWorks and SourceSafe.
Design military vehicle parts and assemblies using Unigraphics NX7 and Teamcenter.
Assure the accuracy of the 3D models and workflow integration with PDM tool.
Position require heavy emphasis on layout, design and evaluating Unigraphics design and customer standards.

Design team lead example responsibilities.

Deliver high-level n-tier architecture design, managing project expectations and timetables throughout all phases of development process.
Simulate 3-D and 2-D Matlab contours.
Design high-quality HTML base sales and service email marketing campaigns in a fast pace/high volume atmosphere.
Adapt key attributes of HTML screens for translation into multiple languages and support on various browsers.
Assist in calculating, designing, drafting, and 3D modeling in SolidWorks of a roadside turbine.
Coordinate with QA to ensure that the solution develop is of acceptable quality as per the company standards.

Design supervisor vs design team lead skills

Common design supervisor skills

Autocad, 15%
Engineering Drawings, 8%
Engineering Design, 7%
Graphic Design, 7%
Design Software, 6%
Design Drawings, 4%

Common design team lead skills

Sketch, 10%
CAD, 10%
Product Design, 9%
Architecture, 8%
Design Concepts, 4%
Subject Matter Experts, 4%