Hardware manager vs manager, hardware engineering

The differences between hardware managers and managers, hardware engineering can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a hardware manager and a manager, hardware engineering. Additionally, a manager, hardware engineering has an average salary of $148,792, which is higher than the $140,910 average annual salary of a hardware manager.

The top three skills for a hardware manager include RF, customer service and product knowledge. The most important skills for a manager, hardware engineering are RF, hardware engineering, and hardware development.

Hardware manager vs manager, hardware engineering overview

	Hardware Manager	Manager, Hardware Engineering
Yearly salary	$140,910	$148,792
Hourly rate	$67.75	$71.53
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	4,200	63,636
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Hardware manager vs manager, hardware engineering salary

Hardware managers and managers, hardware engineering have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hardware Manager	Manager, Hardware Engineering
Average salary	$140,910	$148,792
Salary range	Between $95,000 And $208,000	Between $111,000 And $198,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	Everett, WA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	Palo Alto Networks	Meta
Best paying industry	Retail	Technology

Differences between hardware manager and manager, hardware engineering education

There are a few differences between a hardware manager and a manager, hardware engineering in terms of educational background:

	Hardware Manager	Manager, Hardware Engineering
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Northeastern University

Hardware manager vs manager, hardware engineering demographics

Here are the differences between hardware managers' and managers, hardware engineering' demographics:

	Hardware Manager	Manager, Hardware Engineering
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 80.4% Female, 19.6%	Male, 92.2% Female, 7.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 23.2% White, 56.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 7.1% Unknown, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% Asian, 29.8% White, 50.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between hardware manager and manager, hardware engineering duties and responsibilities

Hardware manager example responsibilities.

Manage employees and run cash registers.
Manage multiple PCB builds from initial protos to A0 and to production.
Manage a team that develop the XGEM Capture/Replay feature for 10G Ethernet.
Result achieve by reusing existing power and cables while installing new EMC DMX3 units.
Manage the regulatory approval process for all products including FCC, UL and CE.
Manage all endpoint moves adds and changes including PC's, phones, and mobile devices.

Manager, hardware engineering example responsibilities.

Manage the development of a LabVIEW driver for the multi-axis motion controller.
Manage outside consulting firms and engineers for circuit design, PCB design, software drivers, and prototype production.
Lead the hardware engineering department consisting of system design, FPGA design, and diagnostics, mechanical and manufacturing engineers.
Participate in the negotiation of a new ATM vendor contract and subsequently manage the project to convert to a new platform.
Develop a LabVIEW application to automate the data acquisition of the qualification performance data.
Provide architecture and hw program resources and management.

Hardware manager vs manager, hardware engineering skills

Common hardware manager skills

RF, 13%
Customer Service, 13%
Product Knowledge, 10%
CAD, 6%
Design Reviews, 5%
Direct Reports, 5%

Common manager, hardware engineering skills

RF, 12%
Hardware Engineering, 8%
Hardware Development, 6%
Project Management, 5%
Firmware, 5%
PCB, 4%

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