Design technician vs civil design technician

The differences between design technicians and civil design 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 design technician and a civil design technician. Additionally, a design technician has an average salary of $62,288, which is higher than the $52,407 average annual salary of a civil design technician.

The top three skills for a design technician include revit, civil 3d and aided design. The most important skills for a civil design technician are civil 3d, cad standards, and site development.

Design technician vs civil design technician overview

	Design Technician	Civil Design Technician
Yearly salary	$62,288	$52,407
Hourly rate	$29.95	$25.20
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	48,394	52,802
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 46%	Associate Degree, 67%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	10	10

Design technician vs civil design technician salary

Design technicians and civil design technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Design Technician	Civil Design Technician
Average salary	$62,288	$52,407
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $104,000	Between $37,000 And $72,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	New Jersey	-
Best paying company	Meta	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between design technician and civil design technician education

There are a few differences between a design technician and a civil design technician in terms of educational background:

	Design Technician	Civil Design Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 46%	Associate Degree, 67%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Drafting And Design
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Carnegie Mellon University

Design technician vs civil design technician demographics

Here are the differences between design technicians' and civil design technicians' demographics:

	Design Technician	Civil Design Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 71.8% Female, 28.2%	Male, 81.0% Female, 19.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 8.7% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 7.5% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between design technician and civil design technician duties and responsibilities

Design technician example responsibilities.

Manage the life cycle of the product using PLM from creation to the top of production sample.
Lead team in Revit modeling and documentation including precise replication of intricate detention security hardware.
Job duties include but not limit to assisting professional engineers in designing HVAC and plumbing systems.
Experience in draft beer equipment (jockey box, taps, lines, etc . )
Assist customer with IP addressing.
Used Carlson plugin software with AutoCAD.

Civil design technician example responsibilities.

Manage the life cycle of the product using PLM from creation to the top of production sample.
Generate ergonomic designs using SolidWorks software
Develop telecommunications, audio-visual, and security system layouts according to contract specifications using AutoCAD and Revit.
Analyze engineering change orders for drawings, BOM's and documents.
Perform construction inspections, field testing, surveying, engineering calculations, quantity take-offs and various administrative functions.

Design technician vs civil design technician skills

Common design technician skills

Revit, 8%
Civil 3D, 6%
Aided Design, 5%
Sketch, 4%
Auto CAD, 4%
Work Ethic, 4%

Common civil design technician skills

Civil 3D, 31%
CAD Standards, 8%
Site Development, 6%
GIS, 5%
Survey Data, 5%
Construction Drawings, 5%

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