Mold designer vs mechanical designer

The differences between mold designers and mechanical designers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a mold designer and a mechanical designer. Additionally, a mold designer has an average salary of $70,906, which is higher than the $62,541 average annual salary of a mechanical designer.

The top three skills for a mold designer include mold design, plastic injection molds and NX. The most important skills for a mechanical designer are mechanical design, revit, and auto cad.

Mold designer vs mechanical designer overview

	Mold Designer	Mechanical Designer
Yearly salary	$70,906	$62,541
Hourly rate	$34.09	$30.07
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	50,597	65,748
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 48%	Associate Degree, 51%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Mold designer vs mechanical designer salary

Mold designers and mechanical designers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mold Designer	Mechanical Designer
Average salary	$70,906	$62,541
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $105,000	Between $46,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between mold designer and mechanical designer education

There are a few differences between a mold designer and a mechanical designer in terms of educational background:

	Mold Designer	Mechanical Designer
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 48%	Associate Degree, 51%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Drafting And Design
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Carnegie Mellon University

Mold designer vs mechanical designer demographics

Here are the differences between mold designers' and mechanical designers' demographics:

	Mold Designer	Mechanical Designer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 93.4% Female, 6.6%	Male, 89.1% Female, 10.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 10.4% White, 72.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 3.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 10.5% White, 72.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between mold designer and mechanical designer duties and responsibilities

Mold designer example responsibilities.

Manage documentation of existing projects, perform ECN resolutions.
Design and automate electro-mechanical machinery to customer specifications.
Design and automate electro-mechanical machinery to customer specifications.

Mechanical designer example responsibilities.

Work with JPL / NASA packaging and fabrication engineering leads (on-site).
Manage documentation of existing projects, perform ECN resolutions.
Produce REVIT models for the mechanical department o HVAC sheet metal and HVAC piping.
Develop company's AutoCAD customize menu, prepare cad department logistics, organize and staff cad department.
Apply mechanical engineering design and manufacturing expertise to develop MR and XR medical imaging devices utilizing AutoCAD.
Experience with ASME and ANSI codes.

Mold designer vs mechanical designer skills

Common mold designer skills

Mold Design, 16%
Plastic Injection Molds, 15%
NX, 7%
Aided Design, 6%
Autocad, 5%
CNC Machines, 5%

Common mechanical designer skills

Mechanical Design, 8%
Revit, 7%
Auto CAD, 6%
HVAC, 5%
Engineering Drawings, 4%
Creo, 4%