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What is a customer engineer lead and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025
3 min read
There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a customer engineer lead. For example, did you know that they make an average of $52.05 an hour? That's $108,266 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 3% and produce 9,800 job opportunities across the U.S.
ScoreCustomer Engineer LeadUS Average
Salary
7.8

Avg. Salary $108,266

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level
5.7

Growth rate 3%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity
6.1
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.18%

Asian 15.59%

Black or African American 4.73%

Hispanic or Latino 10.90%

Unknown 4.69%

White 63.91%

Gender

female 7.14%

male 92.86%

Age - 44
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 44
Stress level
5.7

Stress level is manageable

7.1 - high

Complexity level
8.3

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance
7.2

Work life balance is good

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a customer engineer lead

  1. Explore customer engineer lead education requirements

    Most common customer engineer lead degrees

    Bachelor's

    58.5 %

    Associate

    33.8 %

    Master's

    6.2 %
  2. Start to develop specific customer engineer lead skills

    SkillsPercentages
    HTML21.51%
    Customer Satisfaction18.34%
    Database13.61%
    Linux9.34%
    Service Calls6.62%
  3. Complete relevant customer engineer lead training and internships

    Accountants spend an average of 1-2 years on post-employment, on-the-job training. New customer engineers lead learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a customer engineer lead based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real customer engineer lead resumes.
  4. Research customer engineer lead duties and responsibilities

    • Accomplish QA of inspector worksheets during shipboard inspection, and generate certification report for government approval.
    • Utilize different data test equipment to troubleshoot problems.
    • Propose and implement an architecture with significantly improve availability characteristics.
    • Perform LAN disk rebuilds on point-of-sale registers.
  5. Apply for customer engineer lead jobs

    Now it's time to start searching for a customer engineer lead job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

    1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
    2. Consult your professional network
    3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
    4. Watch out for job scams

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Average customer engineer lead salary

The average customer engineer lead salary in the United States is $108,266 per year or $52 per hour. Customer engineer lead salaries range between $80,000 and $145,000 per year.

Average customer engineer lead salary
$108,266 Yearly
$52.05 hourly

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Updated January 8, 2025

Zippia Research Team
Zippia Team

Editorial Staff

The Zippia Research Team has spent countless hours reviewing resumes, job postings, and government data to determine what goes into getting a job in each phase of life. Professional writers and data scientists comprise the Zippia Research Team.

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