Engineering Manager vs Laboratory Manager
Pay, skills and open jobs side by side, from current job postings across the US.
Pay
Engineering Manager
$187,500 typical, a year
Most Engineering Managers earn $158,800 to $227,200 a year.
From 2,449 postings that list pay
4,391 open jobs now
Laboratory Manager
$117,500 typical, a year
Most Laboratory Managers earn $98,600 to $137,300 a year.
From 196 postings that list pay
727 open jobs now
Engineering Managers typically earn about $70,000 more a year than Laboratory Managers.
What each one does
Engineering Manager
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers to build a high-performing culture.
- Partner with product management and other stakeholders to translate business goals into engineering plans.
- Oversee the design, development, and delivery of engineering projects or products from concept to completion.
- Ensure technical quality and compliance by reviewing designs, documentation, and engineering standards.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems and drive innovation across the organization.
- Manage resources and budgets to meet project schedules, costs, and operational objectives.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Laboratory Manager
- Oversee daily laboratory operations to ensure accurate and timely testing.
- Supervise, train, and mentor laboratory staff to support their development.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and accreditation requirements.
- Manage laboratory budgets and financial resources to control costs.
- Implement and maintain laboratory policies and standard operating procedures.
- Monitor quality control procedures to ensure reliable test results.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Engineering Manager
Asked for in both
- Process Improvement 1 in 10 postings
More common in Engineering Manager postings
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering 3 in 10 postings
- Engineering Management 2 in 10 postings
- Project Management 2 in 10 postings
- Technical Degree 2 in 10 postings
- Electrical Engineering 1 in 10 postings
- Design 1 in 10 postings
- Professional Engineer (PE) License 1 in 10 postings
- Software Development 1 in 10 postings
- Python 1 in 10 postings
Laboratory Manager
Asked for in both
- Process Improvement 1 in 10 postings
More common in Laboratory Manager postings
- Laboratory Management 3 in 10 postings
- Quality Control 3 in 10 postings
- CLIA 3 in 10 postings
- Quality Assurance 2 in 10 postings
- Laboratory Testing 2 in 10 postings
- Proficiency Testing 2 in 10 postings
- Clinical Laboratory Science 1 in 10 postings
- Medical Technologist 1 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Office 1 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Engineering Manager
Engineering Manager, Security Infrastructure
CoreWeave, Inc.$182k - $242k/yrstated New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CAGrafanaDistributed SystemsIncident ManagementObservabilityFault-tolerant Design +11- $171,700 - $232,300/yrstated Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, United States OnsiteSoftware DevelopmentEstimatingData ScienceProposal DevelopmentDesign Reviews +6
- Pay not stated NYC, San Francisco, SeattleTypeScriptReactRubyFull-Stack DevelopmentGo +4
Laboratory Manager
Laboratory Supervisor
FugroPay not stated Wallingford (UK), United KingdomMicrosoft ExcelData IntegrityRisk ManagementMaterial TestingQuality Assurance +5- Pay not stated Moses Cone Hospital OnsiteFDAQuality ControlBudgetingCLIAQuality Assurance +3
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