Detail engineer vs engineer

The differences between detail engineers and 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 detail engineer and an engineer. Additionally, an engineer has an average salary of $92,077, which is higher than the $82,567 average annual salary of a detail engineer.

The top three skills for a detail engineer include shop drawings, CAD and perform site survey. The most important skills for an engineer are python, cloud, and C++.

Detail engineer vs engineer overview

	Detail Engineer	Engineer
Yearly salary	$82,567	$92,077
Hourly rate	$39.70	$44.27
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	86,734	618,207
Job satisfaction	-	4.33
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Detail engineer vs engineer salary

Detail engineers and engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Detail Engineer	Engineer
Average salary	$82,567	$92,077
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $164,000	Between $65,000 And $130,000
Highest paying City	-	Huntsville, AL
Highest paying state	-	New Hampshire
Best paying company	-	Fort Bend County
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between detail engineer and engineer education

There are a few differences between a detail engineer and an engineer in terms of educational background:

	Detail Engineer	Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	Northwestern University	Michigan Technological University

Detail engineer vs engineer demographics

Here are the differences between detail engineers' and engineers' demographics:

	Detail Engineer	Engineer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 87.2% Female, 12.8%	Male, 86.3% Female, 13.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 10.2% White, 71.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 3.3% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 15.0% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between detail engineer and engineer duties and responsibilities

Detail engineer example responsibilities.

Manage custom product design & generate all require documentation for both customer and manufacturing groups using AutoCAD rel.
Work with both SONET, and asynchronous network devices.
Require a working knowledge of SONET and DWDM technology.
Use IPPLANNER to assign IPs to new networks deploy for Ethernet hub and speak topology and point to point circuits.
Analyze OEM documentation to create specification templates for the southeast engineering and installation departments.
Conduct geotechnical and environmental subsurface investigations.

Engineer example responsibilities.

Manage startup, trouble shooting and testing of PLC control equipment.
Lead project team to design and FDA validate 10-up extreme accuracy vial dosing system and CIP/SIP automate cleaning equipment.
Automate the creation of a WebLogic Admin and manage server deployment scheme within an installer for secure application deployment.
Install and test PLC in client own equipment on site - solve some logical and hardware issues to accomplish goal
Implement and manage continuous delivery systems and methodologies on AWS.
Manage Terraform and refactore from monolithic to application specific components.

Detail engineer vs engineer skills

Common detail engineer skills

Shop Drawings, 27%
CAD, 26%
Perform Site Survey, 7%
Customer Locations, 6%
Engineering Specifications, 5%
BOM, 4%

Common engineer skills

Python, 8%
Cloud, 6%
C++, 5%
C #, 5%
AWS, 5%
Java, 4%