Engineering documentation specialist vs document coordinator

The differences between engineering documentation specialists and document coordinators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an engineering documentation specialist and a document coordinator. Additionally, an engineering documentation specialist has an average salary of $73,976, which is higher than the $42,975 average annual salary of a document coordinator.

The top three skills for an engineering documentation specialist include CAD, engineering drawings and ISO. The most important skills for a document coordinator are data entry, GMP, and FDA.

Engineering documentation specialist vs document coordinator overview

	Engineering Documentation Specialist	Document Coordinator
Yearly salary	$73,976	$42,975
Hourly rate	$35.57	$20.66
Growth rate	10%	-8%
Number of jobs	57,028	18,263
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	42	44
Years of experience	4	4

Engineering documentation specialist vs document coordinator salary

Engineering documentation specialists and document coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Engineering Documentation Specialist	Document Coordinator
Average salary	$73,976	$42,975
Salary range	Between $52,000 And $103,000	Between $26,000 And $70,000
Highest paying City	-	Rocklin, CA
Highest paying state	-	Nevada
Best paying company	-	GradyHealth
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between engineering documentation specialist and document coordinator education

There are a few differences between an engineering documentation specialist and a document coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Engineering Documentation Specialist	Document Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	New York University	Stanford University

Engineering documentation specialist vs document coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between engineering documentation specialists' and document coordinators' demographics:

	Engineering Documentation Specialist	Document Coordinator
Average age	42	44
Gender ratio	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%	Male, 25.3% Female, 74.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.8% Asian, 9.7% White, 69.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	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	4%	11%

Differences between engineering documentation specialist and document coordinator duties and responsibilities

Engineering documentation specialist example responsibilities.

Manage revision control of the procedures including releasing documents for revision and postings of approve revisions using SharePoint software.
Own fully indent BOM data integrity.
Work to all current ISO processes and procedures.
Research and pull documentation for continuous internal audits and FDA audits.
Update pipe spool reports for distribution to all field personnel with revise isometrics and RFI s daily.
Prepare layouts, assembly and detail drawings utilizing SolidWorks software for documentation of all existing, new or improve products.

Document coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage high volume RFI traffic.
Train new hires and current employees on update Medicare (CMS) guidelines and manage care contracts.
Review and manage all GMP relate documentation in a bulk pharmaceutical production plant in accordance with FDA guidelines.
Assist in the development and implementation of new documentation processes, coordinate workflow and manage credit derivatives documentation backlog.
Ensure engineering documentation meets the criteria for ISO9001, FDA GMP, and EN46001 requirements.
Create technical documentation for certification to ISO 9000requirements.

Engineering documentation specialist vs document coordinator skills

Common engineering documentation specialist skills

CAD, 13%
Engineering Drawings, 10%
ISO, 8%
BOM, 6%
Autocad, 6%
Technical Documentation, 5%

Common document coordinator skills

Data Entry, 13%
GMP, 7%
FDA, 7%
Word Processing, 6%
Access Database, 5%
ISO, 4%

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