Base engineer vs civil designer

The differences between base engineers and civil designers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a base engineer and a civil designer. Additionally, a base engineer has an average salary of $93,962, which is higher than the $58,421 average annual salary of a civil designer.

The top three skills for a base engineer include java, ISO and CAD. The most important skills for a civil designer are civil 3d, autocad, and civil engineering.

Base engineer vs civil designer overview

	Base Engineer	Civil Designer
Yearly salary	$93,962	$58,421
Hourly rate	$45.17	$28.09
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	30,237	57,036
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Base engineer vs civil designer salary

Base engineers and civil designers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Base Engineer	Civil Designer
Average salary	$93,962	$58,421
Salary range	Between $60,000 And $146,000	Between $41,000 And $81,000
Highest paying City	Mountain View, CA	Walnut Creek, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	Apple	Parsons
Best paying industry	Technology	Construction

Differences between base engineer and civil designer education

There are a few differences between a base engineer and a civil designer in terms of educational background:

	Base Engineer	Civil Designer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Mechanical Engineering	Drafting And Design
Most common college	Stanford University	Carnegie Mellon University

Base engineer vs civil designer demographics

Here are the differences between base engineers' and civil designers' demographics:

	Base Engineer	Civil Designer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 80.6% Female, 19.4%	Male, 82.9% Female, 17.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 17.2% White, 64.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 4.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% Asian, 11.2% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between base engineer and civil designer duties and responsibilities

Base engineer example responsibilities.

Manage custom product design & generate all require documentation for both customer and manufacturing groups using AutoCAD rel.
Implement SPC for chemical lines to reduce variation in oxide baths.
Assist in the successful accreditation of ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification 2.
Lead engineer for moving/qualifying PCB fabrication off shore on NPI and volume product.
Construct Java scripts to apply provisioning rules to parameter dictionary for each GSM release.
Maintain QC of components and logging items into an inventory database, optimizing product inventory.

Civil designer example responsibilities.

Manage production of full sets of contract documents (grading, drainage, water, sewer, paving and SWPPP).
Create and revise detail drawings (MEP).
Deliver as-built MEP schematics and structural details.
Perform the analysis of guy communication towers using CSA-S37/01 and AISC manual guidelines.
Use Trimble GPS station to survey projects, upload data into trimble geomatics office3.
Direct or participate in surveying to lay out installations and establishreference points, grades and elevations to guide construction.

Base engineer vs civil designer skills

Common base engineer skills

Java, 42%
ISO, 12%
CAD, 10%
SQL Server, 8%
DFM, 7%
DOE, 5%

Common civil designer skills

Civil 3D, 18%
Autocad, 16%
Civil Engineering, 8%
Civil Design, 4%
Site Design, 4%
GIS, 3%