Internet developer vs web designer

The differences between internet developers and web designers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become an internet developer, becoming a web designer takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, an internet developer has an average salary of $83,941, which is higher than the $63,842 average annual salary of a web designer.

The top three skills for an internet developer include python, java and web application. The most important skills for a web designer are HTML, CSS, and wordpress.

Internet developer vs web designer overview

	Internet Developer	Web Designer
Yearly salary	$83,941	$63,842
Hourly rate	$40.36	$30.69
Growth rate	13%	3%
Number of jobs	82,971	50,899
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	37	38
Years of experience	4	12

Internet developer vs web designer salary

Internet developers and web designers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Internet Developer	Web Designer
Average salary	$83,941	$63,842
Salary range	Between $64,000 And $108,000	Between $42,000 And $96,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	RealPage	NVIDIA
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Internet

Differences between internet developer and web designer education

There are a few differences between an internet developer and a web designer in terms of educational background:

	Internet Developer	Web Designer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Computer Science	Graphic Design
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Internet developer vs web designer demographics

Here are the differences between internet developers' and web designers' demographics:

	Internet Developer	Web Designer
Average age	37	38
Gender ratio	Male, 78.2% Female, 21.8%	Male, 62.3% Female, 37.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% Asian, 12.3% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 3.4% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.6% Asian, 10.4% White, 70.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	13%

Differences between internet developer and web designer duties and responsibilities

Internet developer example responsibilities.

Coordinate and manage project tasks and resource assignments across functional departments (product, professional services, QA, support).
Manage social media including Facebook advertising.
Maintain and write school's intranet using PHP, MySQL and Perl.
Create lesson plans for the product using XML, XSLT, HTML and JSP.
Work with IIS and ODBC.
Object orient structures in PHP.

Web designer example responsibilities.

Manage a team of 3 web developers in creating high-end websites that focuse on animation and aggressive marketing.
Manage prototype content in wireframes when necessary.
Manage and develop a stream line Intranet site for better communication purposes and quicker access to documents and company information
Self-Initiat training to increase ability to build sites using HTML5, CSS3, secure PHP, and SQL.
Perform QA and create Jira tickets when need.
Create unique brand logo; continue to use CSS3 to customize website appearance and improve UX

Internet developer vs web designer skills

Common internet developer skills

Python, 19%
Java, 13%
Web Application, 12%
JavaScript, 9%
Linux, 8%
Unix, 6%

Common web designer skills

HTML, 7%
CSS, 7%
WordPress, 7%
Html Css, 7%
JavaScript, 6%
UI, 4%