Lead systems specialists vs team leader

The differences between lead systems specialists and team leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a lead systems specialists and a team leader. Additionally, a lead systems specialists has an average salary of $112,317, which is higher than the $68,817 average annual salary of a team leader.

The top three skills for a lead systems specialists include gross margin, customer satisfaction and HVAC. The most important skills for a team leader are customer service, ladders, and patients.

Lead systems specialists vs team leader overview

	Lead Systems Specialists	Team Leader
Yearly salary	$112,317	$68,817
Hourly rate	$54.00	$33.09
Growth rate	9%	8%
Number of jobs	66,537	197,336
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	6	6

Lead systems specialists vs team leader salary

Lead systems specialists and team leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lead Systems Specialists	Team Leader
Average salary	$112,317	$68,817
Salary range	Between $85,000 And $147,000	Between $37,000 And $126,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Washington	Alaska
Best paying company	Salesforce	Ropes & Gray
Best paying industry	Government	-

Differences between lead systems specialists and team leader education

There are a few differences between a lead systems specialists and a team leader in terms of educational background:

	Lead Systems Specialists	Team Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi

Lead systems specialists vs team leader demographics

Here are the differences between lead systems specialists' and team leaders' demographics:

	Lead Systems Specialists	Team Leader
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 68.9% Female, 31.1%	Male, 55.0% Female, 45.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% Asian, 14.5% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 7.2% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	9%

Differences between lead systems specialists and team leader duties and responsibilities

Lead systems specialists example responsibilities.

Manage and lead mainframe Cobol/DB2 programmers.
Manage teams of JCI engineers and techniciansworkload per project to meet project milestones.
Reset, accredit, and manage AHLTA, CHCS, and Essentris credentials for end users.
Manage and configure MRV terminal servers; confirm accurate serial communication between lab instruments and CHCS interfaces.
Recruit to establish and manage Virtualization\Storage\Backup environments.
Complete ongoing troubleshooting of HVAC and controls issues.

Team leader example responsibilities.

Manage ACD metrics and methodology, including reporting to Sr. Management.
Set the highest standards for achieving company s KPIs, and holding staff individually accountable thereof.
Lead and conduct daily port operations for all DOD cargo transiting through the state of Florida.
Manage inventory and stock groceries, clothes and office supplies, handle supplies requests, revise logbook.
Implement multiple tools and utilities (KaiZen ideas) to optimize and automate various processes across the projects.
Manage online tasks, delegate and oversee responsibilities and projects, work with HTML coding, and update site content.

Lead systems specialists vs team leader skills

Common lead systems specialists skills

Gross Margin, 16%
Customer Satisfaction, 12%
HVAC, 10%
Billing Processes, 8%
Technical Assistance, 7%
Site-Specific Training, 6%

Common team leader skills

Customer Service, 26%
Ladders, 9%
Patients, 6%
Sales Floor, 6%
PET, 5%
Safety Procedures, 4%