Expert vs novice

The differences between experts and novices can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an expert has an average salary of $94,068, which is higher than the $83,256 average annual salary of a novice.

The top three skills for an expert include sales floor, strong customer service and product knowledge. The most important skills for a novice are python, microsoft powerpoint, and freshman.

Expert vs novice overview

	Expert	Novice
Yearly salary	$94,068	$83,256
Hourly rate	$45.23	$40.03
Growth rate	-	10%
Number of jobs	11,893	864
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	41	42
Years of experience	-	2

Expert vs novice salary

Experts and novices have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Expert	Novice
Average salary	$94,068	$83,256
Salary range	Between $54,000 And $161,000	Between $49,000 And $139,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	McKinsey & Company Inc	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between expert and novice education

There are a few differences between an expert and a novice in terms of educational background:

	Expert	Novice
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Expert vs novice demographics

Here are the differences between experts' and novices' demographics:

	Expert	Novice
Average age	41	42
Gender ratio	Male, 55.6% Female, 44.4%	Male, 54.1% Female, 45.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 8.3% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 11.1% White, 56.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	7%	11%

Differences between expert and novice duties and responsibilities

Expert example responsibilities.

Manage full life cycle development / deployment of focuse business intelligence solutions (SDLC).
Manage 20 Lean/Six sigma projects in 2005 enabling annualize savings of $1.42 MM vs. goal of 1.2 MM.
Develop talent management plans, set goals, and provide motivation to achieve client and program objectives (KPI's).
Manage back-end operations to ensure quality and timely delivery of product.
Manage transition logistics for a global vehicle financing company downsizing operations in Colorado.
Manipulate or correct color in scan images using Photoshop for the purpose of digitalprinting or platemaking.

Novice example responsibilities.

Develop windows forms programs to automate manual in-house processes integrate with third party applications using Microsoft VB.Net.
Mow golf green's, tees, and fairways.
Coordinate scheduling as a point of contact with freshman crew to successfully plan and organize attendance.
Advise students interest in studying abroad by providing information on available programs and assisting with preparation for their study abroad experience.
Develop a computer program using MATLAB to be used in weather forecasting and analysis.
Used Matlab for calculations and verification of algorithms.

Expert vs novice skills

Common expert skills

Sales Floor, 16%
Strong Customer Service, 11%
Product Knowledge, 8%
Customer Service, 6%
POS, 5%
Customer Loyalty, 4%

Common novice skills

Python, 40%
Microsoft Powerpoint, 39%
Freshman, 21%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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