Electro-mechanical designer vs engineer

The differences between electro-mechanical designers 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 an electro-mechanical designer and an engineer. Additionally, an electro-mechanical designer has an average salary of $96,131, which is higher than the $92,077 average annual salary of an engineer.

The top three skills for an electro-mechanical designer include electro, solidworks and design layouts. The most important skills for an engineer are python, cloud, and C++.

Electro-mechanical designer vs engineer overview

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Engineer
Yearly salary	$96,131	$92,077
Hourly rate	$46.22	$44.27
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	61,117	618,207
Job satisfaction	-	4.33
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Electro-mechanical designer vs engineer salary

Electro-mechanical designers and engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Engineer
Average salary	$96,131	$92,077
Salary range	Between $71,000 And $129,000	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 electro-mechanical designer and engineer education

There are a few differences between an electro-mechanical designer and an engineer in terms of educational background:

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Engineer
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Michigan Technological University

Electro-mechanical designer vs engineer demographics

Here are the differences between electro-mechanical designers' and engineers' demographics:

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Engineer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 94.6% Female, 5.4%	Male, 86.3% Female, 13.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 10.7% White, 71.4% 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 electro-mechanical designer and engineer duties and responsibilities

Electro-mechanical designer example responsibilities.

Control and manage the testing documentation of magnetics and mechanical documents using custom small scale PDM system base on windows files.
Experience in HVAC and plumbing design.
Used FloTHERM CFD to develop thermal design enhancements.
Perform design, ANSYS verification of the assigned project.
Design templates, schedules and pertinent families in Revit to use as a company standard.
Prepare complete product layouts, working detail drawings, sub-assemblies, final assemblies and BOM's.

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.

Electro-mechanical designer vs engineer skills

Common electro-mechanical designer skills

Electro, 13%
Solidworks, 10%
Design Layouts, 8%
Mechanical Design, 7%
Creo, 6%
Electrical Components, 5%

Common engineer skills

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