Core maker vs game engineer

The differences between core makers and game engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a game engineer has an average salary of $104,976, which is higher than the $49,119 average annual salary of a core maker.

The top three skills for a core maker include hand tools, sand molds and aluminum castings. The most important skills for a game engineer are unity, python, and game engine.

Core maker vs game engineer overview

	Core Maker	Game Engineer
Yearly salary	$49,119	$104,976
Hourly rate	$23.61	$50.47
Growth rate	-5%	21%
Number of jobs	7,168	242,571
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	45	39
Years of experience	-	4

Core maker vs game engineer salary

Core makers and game engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Core Maker	Game Engineer
Average salary	$49,119	$104,976
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $83,000	Between $72,000 And $152,000
Highest paying City	-	Novato, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Start-up

Differences between core maker and game engineer education

There are a few differences between a core maker and a game engineer in terms of educational background:

	Core Maker	Game Engineer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	General Studies	Computer Science
Most common college	-	Harvard University

Core maker vs game engineer demographics

Here are the differences between core makers' and game engineers' demographics:

	Core Maker	Game Engineer
Average age	45	39
Gender ratio	Male, 81.8% Female, 18.2%	Male, 96.5% Female, 3.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Asian, 6.9% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 4.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% Asian, 31.3% White, 50.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	3%	8%

Differences between core maker and game engineer duties and responsibilities

Core maker example responsibilities.

Program machine to its specific instructions written on process sheets for the jobs being run.
Certify power truck operator responsible for moving racks of finish cores throughout the foundry.
Rotate sweep boards around spindles in order to make symmetrical molds for convex impressions.
Set up machine to run required job, read instruction, store finish cores in box
Set cores into a Disa mechanical machine for preparation of auto parts to be mold and then assemble.
Fabricate and assemble aerospace test vehicles, support flight tests, conventional machining, use hand and power tools.

Game engineer example responsibilities.

Manage Terraform and refactore from monolithic to application specific components.
Design and develop mobile and PC strategy F2P MMO in Java, PlayN, and Box2D.
Localize support web sites in JavaScript and PHP.
Full ownership of verifying and debugging the game.
Work with animators and tools developers to improve animation blend tool.
Integrate levels with UI, leaderboard, achievement and persistence systems.

Core maker vs game engineer skills

Common core maker skills

Hand Tools, 38%
Sand Molds, 11%
Aluminum Castings, 9%
Core Boxes, 6%
Sift, 6%
Fork Trucks, 5%

Common game engineer skills

Unity, 14%
Python, 12%
Game Engine, 9%
Animation, 9%
Java, 8%
UI, 7%

Updated January 8, 2025

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