Cadd technician vs highway technician

The differences between cadd technicians and highway technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 8-10 years to become both a cadd technician and a highway technician. Additionally, a cadd technician has an average salary of $53,449, which is higher than the $35,400 average annual salary of a highway technician.

The top three skills for a cadd technician include revit, civil 3d and GIS. The most important skills for a highway technician are GRASS, traffic control, and CDL.

Cadd technician vs highway technician overview

	Cadd Technician	Highway Technician
Yearly salary	$53,449	$35,400
Hourly rate	$25.70	$17.02
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	10,447	8,849
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 58%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	10	10

Cadd technician vs highway technician salary

Cadd technicians and highway technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cadd Technician	Highway Technician
Average salary	$53,449	$35,400
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $70,000	Between $27,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	Rancho Cordova, CA	Cleveland, OH
Highest paying state	New Jersey	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Novartis	Iowa Department of Transportation
Best paying industry	Construction	Insurance

Differences between cadd technician and highway technician education

There are a few differences between a cadd technician and a highway technician in terms of educational background:

	Cadd Technician	Highway Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 58%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Business
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Wentworth Institute of Technology

Cadd technician vs highway technician demographics

Here are the differences between cadd technicians' and highway technicians' demographics:

	Cadd Technician	Highway Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 76.8% Female, 23.2%	Male, 85.8% Female, 14.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 7.5% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 6.0% White, 68.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between cadd technician and highway technician duties and responsibilities

Cadd technician example responsibilities.

Manage Autodesk accounts and train drafters and field crews as well.
Initiate and manage use of GPS for mapping, stakeout, construction management, as-builting, ground-truthing pipeline construction projects.
Edit and maintain GIS data as reflected in metes and bounds legal descriptions, land surveys, and plait subdivisions.
Maintain and update 3D models using REVIT and AutoCAD.
Aid in the design of mechanical systems (HVAC), and relate piping.
Scale drawings, walls, windows, keynotes, dimensions, view ports andXrefs.

Highway technician example responsibilities.

Help manage the housing development; keeping it clean, in compliance with OSHA laws, and state safety laws.
Operate skagg and batwing mowers.
Lead worker on the mowing crew.
Have worked with concrete and asphalt, both removal and placement.
Overlie projects dealing with asphalt, do ditch work with all kinds of equipment.
Operate front-end loaders, mowers, chainsaws, weed trimmers, and pole saws as trained.

Cadd technician vs highway technician skills

Common cadd technician skills

Revit, 13%
Civil 3D, 11%
GIS, 7%
Engineering Drawings, 7%
Civil Engineering, 6%
Survey Data, 5%

Common highway technician skills

GRASS, 16%
Traffic Control, 14%
CDL, 11%
Highway Maintenance, 11%
Dump Truck, 7%
Pavement Markings, 5%