Expert witness vs expert

The differences between expert witnesses and experts 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 $65,959 average annual salary of an expert witness.

The top three skills for an expert witness include arbitration, litigation and trial preparation. The most important skills for an expert are sales floor, strong customer service, and product knowledge.

Expert witness vs expert overview

	Expert Witness	Expert
Yearly salary	$65,959	$94,068
Hourly rate	$31.71	$45.23
Growth rate	11%	-
Number of jobs	12,534	11,893
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	44	41
Years of experience	4	-

Expert witness vs expert salary

Expert witnesses and experts have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Expert Witness	Expert
Average salary	$65,959	$94,068
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $95,000	Between $54,000 And $161,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	McKinsey & Company Inc
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between expert witness and expert education

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

	Expert Witness	Expert
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Expert witness vs expert demographics

Here are the differences between expert witnesses' and experts' demographics:

	Expert Witness	Expert
Average age	44	41
Gender ratio	Male, 58.2% Female, 41.8%	Male, 55.6% Female, 44.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 9.8% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	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%
LGBT Percentage	12%	7%

Differences between expert witness and expert duties and responsibilities

Expert witness example responsibilities.

Deliver PowerPoint presentations to various legal groups with regard to managing discovery.
Provide expert witness services (plaintiff and defendant) to attorneys and their clients nationwide, relevant to employment practice claims.
Defend opinion atArbitration resulting in successful outcome for the plaintiff.
Assist with preparation of arbitration and trial examination and cross examination.
Assist companies and their attorneys in litigation procedures and abatement verification.
Organize litigation support records, prepare contracts, and verify banking information.

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.

Expert witness vs expert skills

Common expert witness skills

Arbitration, 21%
Litigation, 13%
Trial Preparation, 7%
Child Abuse, 6%
Private Practice, 6%
Mental Health, 6%

Common expert skills

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