Manager, process development vs production engineer

The differences between managers, process development and production engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes More than 10 years to become a manager, process development, becoming a production engineer takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a manager, process development has an average salary of $121,034, which is higher than the $89,727 average annual salary of a production engineer.

The top three skills for a manager, process development include continuous improvement, project management and CMC. The most important skills for a production engineer are java, continuous improvement, and lean manufacturing.

Manager, process development vs production engineer overview

	Manager, Process Development	Production Engineer
Yearly salary	$121,034	$89,727
Hourly rate	$58.19	$43.14
Growth rate	2%	10%
Number of jobs	90,671	94,789
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	48	42
Years of experience	-	4

Manager, process development vs production engineer salary

Managers, process development and production engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Manager, Process Development	Production Engineer
Average salary	$121,034	$89,727
Salary range	Between $92,000 And $158,000	Between $64,000 And $125,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Connecticut	California
Best paying company	Mayo Clinic	Cheniere Energy
Best paying industry	Telecommunication	Technology

Differences between manager, process development and production engineer education

There are a few differences between a manager, process development and a production engineer in terms of educational background:

	Manager, Process Development	Production Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	Chemical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	New York University	Northwestern University

Manager, process development vs production engineer demographics

Here are the differences between managers, process development' and production engineers' demographics:

	Manager, Process Development	Production Engineer
Average age	48	42
Gender ratio	Male, 81.3% Female, 18.7%	Male, 86.7% Female, 13.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 2.8% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 16.6% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.5% Asian, 15.4% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	4%

Differences between manager, process development and production engineer duties and responsibilities

Manager, process development example responsibilities.

Manage multiple OEM and localization projects simultaneously.
Prepare account control books used for ISO audits.
Help procure difficult to build CNC parts and sub-assemblies.
Qualify raw material supplier (s) for submission to the FDA; manufacture registration lots.
Identify by FDA as expert in the scale-up of encapsulate dosage forms and lecture to FDA inspectors.
Develop a method to get AutoCad isometric drawings relevant to relief valve transferred electronically to the relief valve sizing package.

Production engineer example responsibilities.

Prepare tooling and gauging for CNC turning centers, manage the tooling cabinets, and rapport with vendors for tool sharpening.
Complete DMAIC project and 8D that lead to the resolution of vibration issue, project result in a $2M save.
Lead work cells to become a team; Harmonize/unite/motivate assembly personnel using Kaizen approach.
Lead several independent, cross-functional projects and improve manufacturing quality, reduce cost, ensure environment are supported and FDA compliant.
Install new filtration systems for aluminum boring machine centers.
Have prepared and used FMEA, PPAP documents and perform MSA studies.

Manager, process development vs production engineer skills

Common manager, process development skills

Continuous Improvement, 8%
Project Management, 7%
CMC, 5%
Process Improvement, 5%
GMP, 4%
R, 4%

Common production engineer skills

Java, 9%
Continuous Improvement, 7%
Lean Manufacturing, 5%
Sigma, 4%
Technical Support, 4%
Process Control, 4%

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