Autocad technician vs highway technician

The differences between autocad technicians and highway 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 highway technician. Additionally, an autocad technician has an average salary of $47,720, which is higher than the $35,400 average annual salary of a highway technician.

The top three skills for an autocad technician include civil 3d, revit and engineering drawings. The most important skills for a highway technician are GRASS, traffic control, and CDL.

Autocad technician vs highway technician overview

	Autocad Technician	Highway Technician
Yearly salary	$47,720	$35,400
Hourly rate	$22.94	$17.02
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	31,482	8,849
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 46%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	10	10

Autocad technician vs highway technician salary

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

	Autocad Technician	Highway Technician
Average salary	$47,720	$35,400
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $69,000	Between $27,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	Cleveland, OH
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Iowa Department of Transportation
Best paying industry	-	Insurance

Differences between autocad technician and highway technician education

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

	Autocad Technician	Highway Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 46%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Business
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Wentworth Institute of Technology

Autocad technician vs highway technician demographics

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

	Autocad Technician	Highway Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 76.2% Female, 23.8%	Male, 85.8% Female, 14.2%
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, 9.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 6.0% White, 68.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between autocad technician and highway 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).

Highway technician example responsibilities.

Help manage the housing development; keeping it clean, in compliance with OSHA laws, and state safety laws.
Operate skagg and batwing mowers.
Lead worker on the mowing crew.
Have worked with concrete and asphalt, both removal and placement.
Overlie projects dealing with asphalt, do ditch work with all kinds of equipment.
Operate front-end loaders, mowers, chainsaws, weed trimmers, and pole saws as trained.

Autocad technician vs highway technician skills

Common autocad technician skills

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

Common highway technician skills

GRASS, 16%
Traffic Control, 14%
CDL, 11%
Highway Maintenance, 11%
Dump Truck, 7%
Pavement Markings, 5%

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