Base engineer vs site engineer

The differences between base engineers and site 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 a site engineer. Additionally, a base engineer has an average salary of $93,962, which is higher than the $75,719 average annual salary of a site engineer.

The top three skills for a base engineer include java, ISO and CAD. The most important skills for a site engineer are project management, infrastructure, and site safety.

Base engineer vs site engineer overview

	Base Engineer	Site Engineer
Yearly salary	$93,962	$75,719
Hourly rate	$45.17	$36.40
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	30,237	42,333
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Base engineer vs site engineer salary

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

	Base Engineer	Site Engineer
Average salary	$93,962	$75,719
Salary range	Between $60,000 And $146,000	Between $53,000 And $106,000
Highest paying City	Mountain View, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	Apple	Fitbit
Best paying industry	Technology	Manufacturing

Differences between base engineer and site engineer education

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

	Base Engineer	Site Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Most common major	Mechanical Engineering	Civil Engineering
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Base engineer vs site engineer demographics

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

	Base Engineer	Site Engineer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 80.6% Female, 19.4%	Male, 93.0% Female, 7.0%
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, 3.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 17.4% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between base engineer and site 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.

Site engineer example responsibilities.

Manage standard sub contract RFP package.
Manage production of full sets of contract documents (grading, drainage, water, sewer, paving and SWPPP).
Create a standardize ISO accept template for requisition and purchase order that are used across the organization.
Construct a SQL database to analyze all legacy network connections in order to access which ones need upgrading.
Assist in and conduct daily operations and maintenance of plumbing, electrical, HVAC and general maintenance requirements of buildings.
Direct broadband engineering team for implementation of hardware.

Base engineer vs site engineer skills

Common base engineer skills

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

Common site engineer skills

Project Management, 17%
Infrastructure, 15%
Site Safety, 7%
RF, 6%
CAD, 4%
Ericsson, 4%