Base engineer vs office engineer

The differences between base engineers and office engineers 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 an office engineer. Additionally, a base engineer has an average salary of $93,962, which is higher than the $89,581 average annual salary of an office engineer.

The top three skills for a base engineer include java, ISO and CAD. The most important skills for an office engineer are construction management, construction sites, and shop drawings.

Base engineer vs office engineer overview

	Base Engineer	Office Engineer
Yearly salary	$93,962	$89,581
Hourly rate	$45.17	$43.07
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	30,237	59,644
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Base engineer vs office engineer salary

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

	Base Engineer	Office Engineer
Average salary	$93,962	$89,581
Salary range	Between $60,000 And $146,000	Between $65,000 And $123,000
Highest paying City	Mountain View, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	Apple	Microsoft
Best paying industry	Technology	Retail

Differences between base engineer and office engineer education

There are a few differences between a base engineer and an office engineer in terms of educational background:

	Base Engineer	Office Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	Mechanical Engineering	Civil Engineering
Most common college	Stanford University	New York University

Base engineer vs office engineer demographics

Here are the differences between base engineers' and office engineers' demographics:

	Base Engineer	Office Engineer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 80.6% Female, 19.4%	Male, 74.3% Female, 25.7%
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, 4.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 11.8% Asian, 11.2% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between base engineer and office engineer 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.

Office engineer example responsibilities.

Manage and/or participate in a variety of water and wastewater assist company principles as engineering consultants for numerous municipal clients.
Coordinate and document the testing (soil, concrete, asphalt, and steel) and commissioning of building systems.
Schedule and complete registration information for OSHA compliance.
Conduct grade elevation analysis and complete material consumption calculations for asphalt plant operations.
Instrument engineering, PLC application programming, electrical engineering, modification of medium size boilers and incinerator controls.
Enhance SCR system performance for internal combustion engine applications and provide compliance assurance through system troubleshooting and modifying existing PLC programming.

Base engineer vs office engineer skills

Common base engineer skills

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

Common office engineer skills

Construction Management, 11%
Construction Sites, 10%
Shop Drawings, 9%
Project Management, 7%
Construction Projects, 5%
RFI, 5%