Detail engineer vs facility engineer

The differences between detail engineers and facility 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 a facility engineer. Additionally, a facility engineer has an average salary of $89,623, 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 a facility engineer are HVAC, plumbing, and project management.

Detail engineer vs facility engineer overview

	Detail Engineer	Facility Engineer
Yearly salary	$82,567	$89,623
Hourly rate	$39.70	$43.09
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	86,734	94,268
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Detail engineer vs facility engineer salary

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

	Detail Engineer	Facility Engineer
Average salary	$82,567	$89,623
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $164,000	Between $63,000 And $125,000
Highest paying City	-	South San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between detail engineer and facility engineer education

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

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

Detail engineer vs facility engineer demographics

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

	Detail Engineer	Facility Engineer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 87.2% Female, 12.8%	Male, 90.6% Female, 9.4%
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, 3.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian, 10.2% White, 71.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between detail engineer and facility 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.

Facility engineer example responsibilities.

Manage equipment procurement and project AFE's.
Define drawing system format and manage cad system.
Forecast and manage a $185MM+ annual budget through AFE proposal packages.
Manage A/E interface, design change orders and ensure proper field investigation, research and development.
Create and manage MOC's and PSSR's within the plant PSM areas for all new installations and process changes.
Manage and provide training to a multicultural maintenance team using TPM principles and following standards such as AIB and BRC.

Detail engineer vs facility engineer skills

Common detail engineer skills

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

Common facility engineer skills

HVAC, 11%
Plumbing, 6%
Project Management, 6%
Ladders, 5%
Autocad, 5%
Boilers, 3%