Body engineer vs facility engineer

The differences between body engineers and facility 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 body engineer and a facility engineer. Additionally, a body engineer has an average salary of $96,465, which is higher than the $89,623 average annual salary of a facility engineer.

The top three skills for a body engineer include CATIA, GD and DFMEA. The most important skills for a facility engineer are HVAC, plumbing, and project management.

Body engineer vs facility engineer overview

	Body Engineer	Facility Engineer
Yearly salary	$96,465	$89,623
Hourly rate	$46.38	$43.09
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	89,488	94,268
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Body engineer vs facility engineer salary

Body engineers and facility engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Body Engineer	Facility Engineer
Average salary	$96,465	$89,623
Salary range	Between $60,000 And $153,000	Between $63,000 And $125,000
Highest paying City	Menlo Park, CA	South San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	Tesla	Meta
Best paying industry	Automotive	Energy

Differences between body engineer and facility engineer education

There are a few differences between a body engineer and a facility engineer in terms of educational background:

	Body Engineer	Facility Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	Michigan Technological University	Northwestern University

Body engineer vs facility engineer demographics

Here are the differences between body engineers' and facility engineers' demographics:

	Body Engineer	Facility Engineer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 89.2% Female, 10.8%	Male, 90.6% Female, 9.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.1% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 16.8% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 3.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian, 10.2% White, 71.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between body engineer and facility engineer duties and responsibilities

Body engineer example responsibilities.

Manage the manufacturing of defense and aerospace electro-mechanical print circuit boards from prototype to production level.
Validate parts requirements through FEA simulations.
Mentore a team of four engineers on standard FEA of exterior subsystems of a vehicle.
Work on vehicle body NVH testing and analysis; work with program engineer to provide NVH design recommendations.
Expedite and simplify the quotation process for solar water heating systems by accurately representing solar water heating system performance through MATLAB models
Create and present technical PowerPoint presentations to customers which are instrumental in wining new business.

Facility engineer example responsibilities.

Manage equipment procurement and project AFE's.
Define drawing system format and manage cad system.
Forecast and manage a $185MM+ annual budget through AFE proposal packages.
Manage A/E interface, design change orders and ensure proper field investigation, research and development.
Create and manage MOC's and PSSR's within the plant PSM areas for all new installations and process changes.
Manage and provide training to a multicultural maintenance team using TPM principles and following standards such as AIB and BRC.

Body engineer vs facility engineer skills

Common body engineer skills

CATIA, 18%
GD, 17%
DFMEA, 14%
NVH, 12%
Vehicle Programs, 6%
FEA, 5%

Common facility engineer skills

HVAC, 11%
Plumbing, 6%
Project Management, 6%
Ladders, 5%
Autocad, 5%
Boilers, 3%