Web site specialist vs web developer

The differences between web site specialists and web developers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a web site specialist and a web developer. Additionally, a web developer has an average salary of $78,975, which is higher than the $51,139 average annual salary of a web site specialist.

The top three skills for a web site specialist include SEO, and . The most important skills for a web developer are javascript, html css, and HTML.

Web site specialist vs web developer overview

	Web Site Specialist	Web Developer
Yearly salary	$51,139	$78,975
Hourly rate	$24.59	$37.97
Growth rate	13%	13%
Number of jobs	15,512	227,881
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	4	4

Web site specialist vs web developer salary

Web site specialists and web developers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Web Site Specialist	Web Developer
Average salary	$51,139	$78,975
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $96,000	Between $60,000 And $103,000
Highest paying City	-	Bothell, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between web site specialist and web developer education

There are a few differences between a web site specialist and a web developer in terms of educational background:

	Web Site Specialist	Web Developer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Web site specialist vs web developer demographics

Here are the differences between web site specialists' and web developers' demographics:

	Web Site Specialist	Web Developer
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 57.5% Female, 42.5%	Male, 78.2% Female, 21.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.4% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% Asian, 11.5% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% Asian, 15.9% White, 58.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between web site specialist and web developer duties and responsibilities

Web site specialist example responsibilities.

Develop, manage and maintain multiple websites including fund-raising events and online registrations for intranet and Internet sites.
Edit HTML code for maintenance of web link content.
Create different region templates with different CSS for different look and feel.
Direct successful SEO and link-building campaigns to increase the website's credibility and drive traffic.
Design and development of HTML email marketing pieces including graphic development
Serve as site lead trend assessor and corrective action program coordinator (CAPCO).

Web developer example responsibilities.

Lead front-end design and creation.
Manage high transaction databases including all database objects, triggers, procedures, user rights and functions.
Manage social media including Facebook advertising.
Interact with java controllers (JQUERY, AJAX, and JSON to write/read data from back end systems).
Used JSP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript to render the dynamic web pages (presentation layer) for the application.
Re-Design, update and maintain LinkWorth's WordPress plug-in using PHP and XML files to import data from LinkWorth's servers.

Web site specialist vs web developer skills

Common web site specialist skills

SEO, 100%

Common web developer skills

JavaScript, 8%
Html Css, 6%
HTML, 5%
CSS, 5%
Web Forms, 4%
JQuery, 4%