Director of testing vs process engineering manager

The differences between directors of testing and process engineering managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a director of testing and a process engineering manager. Additionally, a director of testing has an average salary of $158,312, which is higher than the $124,640 average annual salary of a process engineering manager.

The top three skills for a director of testing include java, oversight and project management. The most important skills for a process engineering manager are project management, sigma, and lean manufacturing.

Director of testing vs process engineering manager overview

	Director Of Testing	Process Engineering Manager
Yearly salary	$158,312	$124,640
Hourly rate	$76.11	$59.92
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	10,493	87,396
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Director of testing vs process engineering manager salary

Directors of testing and process engineering managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Director Of Testing	Process Engineering Manager
Average salary	$158,312	$124,640
Salary range	Between $107,000 And $233,000	Between $94,000 And $165,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Alaska	California
Best paying company	Practice Fusion	Emergent BioSolutions
Best paying industry	Start-up	Technology

Differences between director of testing and process engineering manager education

There are a few differences between a director of testing and a process engineering manager in terms of educational background:

	Director Of Testing	Process Engineering Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Business	Chemical Engineering
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Director of testing vs process engineering manager demographics

Here are the differences between directors of testing' and process engineering managers' demographics:

	Director Of Testing	Process Engineering Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 78.3% Female, 21.7%	Male, 85.7% Female, 14.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 11.7% White, 71.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% Asian, 12.7% White, 71.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between director of testing and process engineering manager duties and responsibilities

Director of testing example responsibilities.

Lead integration of wireline IP offers.
Achieve FDA approval for the iterative process.
Manage corrective and preventative action (CAPA) and internal audit processes and personnel.
Establish engineering processes & procedures that achieve ISO registration
Manage all schedule and non-schedule aircraft maintenance activity with maintenance and QA personnel.
Manage lab design and operations, cross-functional communication with key stakeholders as well as metrics collection, analysis and reporting.

Process engineering manager example responsibilities.

Manage QA for research orient development efforts and for high visibility, production focuse development efforts tie to revenue generation.
Support FDA regulatory and ISO requirements with QA department through process engineering and support of CAPA program.
Pioneer SPC program including implementation of methodologies for corrective action.
Ensure water systems are OSHA compliant.
Implement plant wide remediation plan to comply with FDA requirements.
Design, contract fabrication and testing of OSHA compliant safety harness anchors.

Director of testing vs process engineering manager skills

Common director of testing skills

Java, 14%
Oversight, 8%
Project Management, 7%
Continuous Improvement, 5%
Software Development, 5%
QA, 4%

Common process engineering manager skills

Project Management, 9%
Sigma, 8%
Lean Manufacturing, 6%
Lean Six Sigma, 6%
R, 4%
Direct Reports, 3%

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