Methods specialist vs senior specialist

The differences between methods specialists and senior specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a senior specialist has an average salary of $92,360, which is higher than the $80,177 average annual salary of a methods specialist.

The top three skills for a methods specialist include process improvement, XML and parts list. The most important skills for a senior specialist are customer service, patients, and SR.

Methods specialist vs senior specialist overview

	Methods Specialist	Senior Specialist
Yearly salary	$80,177	$92,360
Hourly rate	$38.55	$44.40
Growth rate	23%	10%
Number of jobs	3,453	80,308
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	45	44
Years of experience	-	-

Methods specialist vs senior specialist salary

Methods specialists and senior specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Methods Specialist	Senior Specialist
Average salary	$80,177	$92,360
Salary range	Between $57,000 And $111,000	Between $63,000 And $134,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Cheniere Energy
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between methods specialist and senior specialist education

There are a few differences between a methods specialist and a senior specialist in terms of educational background:

	Methods Specialist	Senior Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	Western Carolina University

Methods specialist vs senior specialist demographics

Here are the differences between methods specialists' and senior specialists' demographics:

	Methods Specialist	Senior Specialist
Average age	45	44
Gender ratio	Male, 53.7% Female, 46.3%	Male, 51.4% Female, 48.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Asian, 11.5% White, 58.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 8.8% White, 70.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	11%

Differences between methods specialist and senior specialist duties and responsibilities

Methods specialist example responsibilities.

Manage inbound and outbound feeds containing client product information and finished/outbound video products, including JavaScript delivery of products.
Utilize the PDM program to ensure documents meet and maintain current regulations.
Determine which jobs should be produce on CNC equipment.
Reduce planned labor cost by moving parts from manual to CNC machines.
Perform SPC analysis and t-test of CMM data for geometric tolerances of a mold wing assembly.
Manage inbound and outbound feeds containing client product information and finished/outbound video products, including JavaScript delivery of products.

Senior specialist example responsibilities.

Manage the JSC QMS system.
Lead special projects, train and mentore lean sigma teams.
Manage capacity planning activities for UAT and production environment.
Manage coordination, implementation and installation of next generation telemarketing system, an nt-base, client server environment.
Assist in the setup of the Documentum ACLs for WPS & QA and WPS, such that duplication doesn't occur.
Maintain awareness of HIPAA, SOX, GLB and other regulatory statues ensuring compliance within the work group.

Methods specialist vs senior specialist skills

Common methods specialist skills

Process Improvement, 32%
XML, 18%
Parts List, 15%
CAD, 15%
Mechanical Assembly, 11%
Incident Reports, 4%

Common senior specialist skills

Customer Service, 10%
Patients, 9%
SR, 8%
Java, 6%
Project Management, 5%
PowerPoint, 5%