Task lead vs team leader

The differences between task leads and team leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a task lead, becoming a team leader takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a task lead has an average salary of $106,965, which is higher than the $68,817 average annual salary of a team leader.

The top three skills for a task lead include project management, DOD and C++. The most important skills for a team leader are customer service, ladders, and patients.

Task lead vs team leader overview

	Task Lead	Team Leader
Yearly salary	$106,965	$68,817
Hourly rate	$51.43	$33.09
Growth rate	9%	8%
Number of jobs	9,233	197,336
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	46	43
Years of experience	2	6

Task lead vs team leader salary

Task leads and team leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Task Lead	Team Leader
Average salary	$106,965	$68,817
Salary range	Between $81,000 And $141,000	Between $37,000 And $126,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Ropes & Gray
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between task lead and team leader education

There are a few differences between a task lead and a team leader in terms of educational background:

	Task Lead	Team Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi

Task lead vs team leader demographics

Here are the differences between task leads' and team leaders' demographics:

	Task Lead	Team Leader
Average age	46	43
Gender ratio	Male, 70.5% Female, 29.5%	Male, 55.0% Female, 45.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.0% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 4.8% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 7.2% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	9%

Differences between task lead and team leader duties and responsibilities

Task lead example responsibilities.

Manage a complex network of UNIX, Linux, and virtual servers across multiple command centers.
Manage multiple environmental remediation strategy projects (~ $300k each) as a consultant to the U.S. EPA.
Manage document and SharePoint site development.
Organize speaker series and manage logistics for multiple senior technology consultants.
Collaborate with infrastructure team to get deployment within standards, and get application security centrally manage.
Build the new VMware servers and administration.

Team leader example responsibilities.

Manage ACD metrics and methodology, including reporting to Sr. Management.
Set the highest standards for achieving company s KPIs, and holding staff individually accountable thereof.
Lead and conduct daily port operations for all DOD cargo transiting through the state of Florida.
Manage inventory and stock groceries, clothes and office supplies, handle supplies requests, revise logbook.
Implement multiple tools and utilities (KaiZen ideas) to optimize and automate various processes across the projects.
Manage online tasks, delegate and oversee responsibilities and projects, work with HTML coding, and update site content.

Task lead vs team leader skills

Common task lead skills

Project Management, 11%
DOD, 7%
C++, 6%
Infrastructure, 6%
Status Reports, 6%
Logistics, 6%

Common team leader skills

Customer Service, 26%
Ladders, 9%
Patients, 6%
Sales Floor, 6%
PET, 5%
Safety Procedures, 4%