Process engineering supervisor vs design manager

The differences between process engineering supervisors and design managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a process engineering supervisor and a design manager. Additionally, a design manager has an average salary of $102,637, which is higher than the $102,417 average annual salary of a process engineering supervisor.

The top three skills for a process engineering supervisor include process engineering, continuous improvement and R. The most important skills for a design manager are sketch, project management, and visualization.

Process engineering supervisor vs design manager overview

	Process Engineering Supervisor	Design Manager
Yearly salary	$102,417	$102,637
Hourly rate	$49.24	$49.34
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	76,080	61,273
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Process engineering supervisor vs design manager salary

Process engineering supervisors and design managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Process Engineering Supervisor	Design Manager
Average salary	$102,417	$102,637
Salary range	Between $76,000 And $137,000	Between $69,000 And $150,000
Highest paying City	Sunnyvale, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Nevada	California
Best paying company	Intuitive Surgical	Meta
Best paying industry	Technology	Technology

Differences between process engineering supervisor and design manager education

There are a few differences between a process engineering supervisor and a design manager in terms of educational background:

	Process Engineering Supervisor	Design Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Chemical Engineering	Graphic Design
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Process engineering supervisor vs design manager demographics

Here are the differences between process engineering supervisors' and design managers' demographics:

	Process Engineering Supervisor	Design Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 88.1% Female, 11.9%	Male, 63.8% Female, 36.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 12.0% White, 71.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Asian, 11.8% White, 71.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between process engineering supervisor and design manager duties and responsibilities

Process engineering supervisor example responsibilities.

Implement industry standards for manage service provisioning and delivery across carrier-class fiber-optic network.
Use of SPC procedures to follow ISO requirements.
Develop company factory safety protocols and procedure manual for an ISO environment.
Perform general facilities and equipment repairs and preventative maintenance including plumbing, electrical, mechanical, painting and drywall.
Develop training program for SMT line attendants that increase production and improve compliance to safety procedures.
Perform technical and demanding problem solving techniques particular to SMT solder paste print processes and quality issues thereof.

Design manager example responsibilities.

Help achieve status of medical device manufacturer through the FDA.
Manage several consultants preparing contract documents on the various NYC let and NYS let projects.
Manage and collaborate with ASIC library/memory vendors.
Manage design, tooling, equipment implementations and process improvements for foundry/machining metalworking manufacturer of automotive OEM products.
Design blueprints, bills of materials, FEA as required.
Include producing FDA and ISO-9000 level documentation of the project.

Process engineering supervisor vs design manager skills

Common process engineering supervisor skills

Process Engineering, 13%
Continuous Improvement, 9%
R, 6%
Sigma, 6%
Lean Manufacturing, 5%
ISO, 4%

Common design manager skills

Sketch, 8%
Project Management, 8%
Visualization, 5%
User Experience, 4%
PowerPoint, 4%
Design Process, 4%

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