Process engineering supervisor vs product engineering manager

The differences between process engineering supervisors and product engineering 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 product engineering manager. Additionally, a product engineering manager has an average salary of $125,592, 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 product engineering manager are project management, product management, and product engineering.

Process engineering supervisor vs product engineering manager overview

	Process Engineering Supervisor	Product Engineering Manager
Yearly salary	$102,417	$125,592
Hourly rate	$49.24	$60.38
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	76,080	148,619
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Process engineering supervisor vs product engineering manager salary

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

	Process Engineering Supervisor	Product Engineering Manager
Average salary	$102,417	$125,592
Salary range	Between $76,000 And $137,000	Between $90,000 And $174,000
Highest paying City	Sunnyvale, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Nevada	California
Best paying company	Intuitive Surgical	Airbnb
Best paying industry	Technology	Technology

Differences between process engineering supervisor and product engineering manager education

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

	Process Engineering Supervisor	Product Engineering Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Chemical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Process engineering supervisor vs product engineering manager demographics

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

	Process Engineering Supervisor	Product Engineering Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 88.1% Female, 11.9%	Male, 91.7% Female, 8.3%
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, 2.9% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.3% Asian, 14.8% White, 69.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between process engineering supervisor and product engineering 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.

Product engineering manager example responsibilities.

Design, build and manage the ParagusIT OpenStack base private cloud.
Lead global engineering team in pursuit of major European OEM's medium and heavy-duty axle business.
Manage and coordinate communication with SME teams during disasters.
Manage outsourced/contract vendors and suppliers including HVAC, elevators, electrical and mechanical systems.
Manage a group of engineers that design semi-custom commercial / industrial HVAC and refrigeration equipment.
Participate and lead multiple Kaizen events, including facility layout, productivity, system integration and setup reductions.

Process engineering supervisor vs product engineering manager skills

Common process engineering supervisor skills

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

Common product engineering manager skills

Project Management, 7%
Product Management, 7%
Product Engineering, 7%
Product Line, 5%
Java, 5%
Continuous Improvement, 5%

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