Autocad technician vs civil technician

The differences between autocad technicians and civil technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 8-10 years to become both an autocad technician and a civil technician. Additionally, a civil technician has an average salary of $55,480, which is higher than the $47,720 average annual salary of an autocad technician.

The top three skills for an autocad technician include civil 3d, revit and engineering drawings. The most important skills for a civil technician are hand tools, RF, and GPS.

Autocad technician vs civil technician overview

	Autocad Technician	Civil Technician
Yearly salary	$47,720	$55,480
Hourly rate	$22.94	$26.67
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	31,482	14,681
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 46%	Associate Degree, 35%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	10	10

Autocad technician vs civil technician salary

Autocad technicians and civil technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Autocad Technician	Civil Technician
Average salary	$47,720	$55,480
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $69,000	Between $40,000 And $75,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between autocad technician and civil technician education

There are a few differences between an autocad technician and a civil technician in terms of educational background:

	Autocad Technician	Civil Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 46%	Associate Degree, 35%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Drafting And Design
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	San Diego State University

Autocad technician vs civil technician demographics

Here are the differences between autocad technicians' and civil technicians' demographics:

	Autocad Technician	Civil Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 76.2% Female, 23.8%	Male, 85.5% Female, 14.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 7.5% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 7.5% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between autocad technician and civil technician duties and responsibilities

Autocad technician example responsibilities.

Manage the life cycle of the product using PLM from creation to the top of production sample.
Identify differences between inaccurate GPS points and accurate GPS data collections points.
Design map layouts for water and sewer utility data derive from GPS collection.
Produce structural, mechanical, electrical, HVAC, and piping, drawings for plant-side erection.
Complete a wide range of GIS and AutoCAD projects - ensuring quality, accuracy, deadline-orientation and client satisfaction.
Communicate with engineers, designers and GIS techs utilizing Microsoft office tools (outlook, communicator, word).

Civil technician example responsibilities.

Operate MDTs and GPS units.
Test asphalt for nuclear density.
Install all RF equipment as needed on site.
Review RFDS and other RF engineering documents to determine construct-ability and develop SOW/OOM/BOM.
Survey by using GPS and total station systems to get elevations and layouts for projects.
Convert old rasterize substation drawings back into scalable vector format with various AutoDesk programs.

Autocad technician vs civil technician skills

Common autocad technician skills

Civil 3D, 17%
Revit, 6%
Engineering Drawings, 6%
Auto CAD, 6%
Engineering Design, 5%
Calculation, 5%

Common civil technician skills

Hand Tools, 38%
RF, 20%
GPS, 10%
Data Collection, 10%
Civil Engineering, 6%
DOT, 4%