Electrical integrator vs outside plant engineer

The differences between electrical integrators and outside plant engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an electrical integrator and an outside plant engineer. Additionally, an outside plant engineer has an average salary of $85,603, which is higher than the $81,572 average annual salary of an electrical integrator.

The top three skills for an electrical integrator include RF, electrical systems and HMI. The most important skills for an outside plant engineer are CAD, outside plant, and OSP.

Electrical integrator vs outside plant engineer overview

	Electrical Integrator	Outside Plant Engineer
Yearly salary	$81,572	$85,603
Hourly rate	$39.22	$41.16
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	28,626	34,742
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Electrical integrator vs outside plant engineer salary

Electrical integrators and outside plant engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Electrical Integrator	Outside Plant Engineer
Average salary	$81,572	$85,603
Salary range	Between $62,000 And $106,000	Between $62,000 And $117,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between electrical integrator and outside plant engineer education

There are a few differences between an electrical integrator and an outside plant engineer in terms of educational background:

	Electrical Integrator	Outside Plant Engineer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Michigan Technological University	Stanford University

Electrical integrator vs outside plant engineer demographics

Here are the differences between electrical integrators' and outside plant engineers' demographics:

	Electrical Integrator	Outside Plant Engineer
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 88.5% Female, 11.5%	Male, 85.5% Female, 14.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 15.7% White, 68.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 4.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 11.1% Asian, 14.5% White, 64.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between electrical integrator and outside plant engineer duties and responsibilities

Electrical integrator example responsibilities.

Coordinate with senior electrical engineers and achieve hands-on experience on coal fire plant power generation and power transformers, circuit breakers.
Coordinate with senior electrical engineers and achieve hands-on experience on coal fire plant power generation and power transformers, circuit breakers.
Develop and execute EMC test plan and cable drawings for fuel management system.
Integrate avionics installations into existing aircraft.

Outside plant engineer example responsibilities.

Manage many key projects providing DS1, DS3 and SONET facilities for customers.
Train new techs on how to pull, repair and manage new and existing copper and fiber cabling systems.
Manage and provide training to a multicultural maintenance team using TPM principles and following standards such as AIB and BRC.
Determine and upgrade MDF and IDF layout in communications cabinets.
Cost estimates, design packages, GIS design, site walks and quality control.
Install new copper and fiber optic infrastructure to facilitate network expansion.

Electrical integrator vs outside plant engineer skills

Common electrical integrator skills

RF, 26%
Electrical Systems, 21%
HMI, 12%
SLC, 7%
Autocad, 5%
VFD, 5%

Common outside plant engineer skills

CAD, 15%
Outside Plant, 11%
OSP, 10%
Fiber Optic, 7%
Plant Engineering, 5%
GIS, 5%

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