Mold designer vs systems designer

The differences between mold designers and systems 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 systems designer. Additionally, a systems designer has an average salary of $93,438, which is higher than the $70,906 average annual salary of a mold designer.

The top three skills for a mold designer include mold design, plastic injection molds and NX. The most important skills for a systems designer are system design, CRM, and sales proposals.

Mold designer vs systems designer overview

	Mold Designer	Systems Designer
Yearly salary	$70,906	$93,438
Hourly rate	$34.09	$44.92
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	50,597	101,665
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Mold designer vs systems designer salary

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

	Mold Designer	Systems Designer
Average salary	$70,906	$93,438
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $105,000	Between $69,000 And $125,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between mold designer and systems designer education

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

	Mold Designer	Systems Designer
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Stanford University

Mold designer vs systems designer demographics

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

	Mold Designer	Systems Designer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 93.4% Female, 6.6%	Male, 85.7% Female, 14.3%
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, 3.1% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.0% Asian, 16.5% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between mold designer and systems 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.

Systems designer example responsibilities.

Lead development effort for JavaScript vehicle configuration component.
Manage relationships through CRM documentation and complete post-sale customer follow ups.
Design and manage wireless infrastructure using WPA2 encryption and a centralize authentication using SSL and a user base lightweight directory database.
Modify and support COBOL, DB2, IMS, CICS, batch and online processes.
Design and draft mechanical systems for remodels and new construction at BYU using Revit, and AutoCAD.
Cover the database management system architecture, query processing and optimization.

Mold designer vs systems designer skills

Common mold designer skills

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

Common systems designer skills

System Design, 14%
CRM, 12%
Sales Proposals, 7%
Control Systems, 7%
Customer Satisfaction, 6%
HVAC, 5%