Base engineer vs structural designer

The differences between base engineers and structural 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 structural designer. Additionally, a base engineer has an average salary of $93,962, which is higher than the $63,273 average annual salary of a structural designer.

The top three skills for a base engineer include java, ISO and CAD. The most important skills for a structural designer are revit, structural design, and BIM.

Base engineer vs structural designer overview

	Base Engineer	Structural Designer
Yearly salary	$93,962	$63,273
Hourly rate	$45.17	$30.42
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	30,237	51,432
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Base engineer vs structural designer salary

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

	Base Engineer	Structural Designer
Average salary	$93,962	$63,273
Salary range	Between $60,000 And $146,000	Between $47,000 And $84,000
Highest paying City	Mountain View, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	Apple	Tesla
Best paying industry	Technology	Construction

Differences between base engineer and structural designer education

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

	Base Engineer	Structural Designer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Mechanical Engineering	Drafting And Design
Most common college	Stanford University	Carnegie Mellon University

Base engineer vs structural designer demographics

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

	Base Engineer	Structural Designer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 80.6% Female, 19.4%	Male, 87.4% Female, 12.6%
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, 11.7% Asian, 12.8% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between base engineer and structural 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.

Structural designer example responsibilities.

Field route pipe systems; manage line and pipe support list; ISO s for fabrication / installation.
Assure compliance with refinery and OSHA safety requirements in selecting, locating and hookup of equipment.
Develop record system, QA & QC policies and procedures, peer review system to reduce installation errors.
Provide general arrangement, detail, and design drawings of ladders, platforms, and frame structure for the following projects.
Prepare AutoCAD engineering drawings of structural components for natural gas turbine compressor stations.
Programme PLC, VFD and SCADA equipment.

Base engineer vs structural designer skills

Common base engineer skills

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

Common structural designer skills

Revit, 14%
Structural Design, 10%
BIM, 5%
Navisworks, 5%
Ladders, 4%
Engineering Design, 4%