Web content producer vs web designer

The differences between web content producers and web designers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a web content producer and a web designer. Additionally, a web designer has an average salary of $63,842, which is higher than the $58,604 average annual salary of a web content producer.

The top three skills for a web content producer include web content, wordpress and HTML. The most important skills for a web designer are HTML, CSS, and wordpress.

Web content producer vs web designer overview

	Web Content Producer	Web Designer
Yearly salary	$58,604	$63,842
Hourly rate	$28.18	$30.69
Growth rate	8%	3%
Number of jobs	22,768	50,899
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 82%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	40	38
Years of experience	12	12

Web content producer vs web designer salary

Web content producers and web designers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Web Content Producer	Web Designer
Average salary	$58,604	$63,842
Salary range	Between $43,000 And $79,000	Between $42,000 And $96,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	NVIDIA
Best paying industry	-	Internet

Differences between web content producer and web designer education

There are a few differences between a web content producer and a web designer in terms of educational background:

	Web Content Producer	Web Designer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 82%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Journalism	Graphic Design
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	University of Pennsylvania

Web content producer vs web designer demographics

Here are the differences between web content producers' and web designers' demographics:

	Web Content Producer	Web Designer
Average age	40	38
Gender ratio	Male, 52.1% Female, 47.9%	Male, 62.3% Female, 37.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.4% White, 65.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.4% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.6% Asian, 10.4% White, 70.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	14%	13%

Differences between web content producer and web designer duties and responsibilities

Web content producer example responsibilities.

Manage weekly marketing email blasts through Disney's internal QA and approvals process.
Manage inter-departmental requirements and website QA processes.
Create web-ready content leveraging CMS and HTML templates, write HTML and CSS in some cases.
Used custom HTML/ CSS coding as needed.
Altered/Tweak templates for new sites using HTML and XML coding.
Build long-form content in Wordpress; create custom layouts for each story

Web designer example responsibilities.

Manage a team of 3 web developers in creating high-end websites that focuse on animation and aggressive marketing.
Manage prototype content in wireframes when necessary.
Manage and develop a stream line Intranet site for better communication purposes and quicker access to documents and company information
Self-Initiat training to increase ability to build sites using HTML5, CSS3, secure PHP, and SQL.
Perform QA and create Jira tickets when need.
Create unique brand logo; continue to use CSS3 to customize website appearance and improve UX

Web content producer vs web designer skills

Common web content producer skills

Web Content, 13%
WordPress, 9%
HTML, 8%
Video Content, 7%
CSS, 6%
Digital Content, 5%

Common web designer skills

HTML, 7%
CSS, 7%
WordPress, 7%
Html Css, 7%
JavaScript, 6%
UI, 4%

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