Engine monitor vs network engineer

The differences between engine monitors and network 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 engine monitor and a network engineer. Additionally, a network engineer has an average salary of $83,557, which is higher than the $58,421 average annual salary of an engine monitor.

The top three skills for an engine monitor include PA, digital consoles and RAN. The most important skills for a network engineer are switches, troubleshoot, and network infrastructure.

Engine monitor vs network engineer overview

	Engine Monitor	Network Engineer
Yearly salary	$58,421	$83,557
Hourly rate	$28.09	$40.17
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	15,517	72,346
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Engine monitor vs network engineer salary

Engine monitors and network engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Engine Monitor	Network Engineer
Average salary	$58,421	$83,557
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $92,000	Between $62,000 And $111,000
Highest paying City	-	Menlo Park, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between engine monitor and network engineer education

There are a few differences between an engine monitor and a network engineer in terms of educational background:

	Engine Monitor	Network Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Audiovisual Communications Technologies	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Johns Hopkins University	California State University - Long Beach

Engine monitor vs network engineer demographics

Here are the differences between engine monitors' and network engineers' demographics:

	Engine Monitor	Network Engineer
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 92.7% Female, 7.3%	Male, 90.6% Female, 9.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 8.7% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 13.7% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between engine monitor and network engineer duties and responsibilities

Engine monitor example responsibilities.

Manage and perform the onsite installation, configuration and setup of all PLC and network monitoring software.
Perform sound checks, run monitor desk during show time, prepare and strike stage, sound and lighting systems.
Ensure that no frequency feedback run through the system.
Monitor band with Soundcraft SM20 mixing console and mix to bands taste for stage wedges.
Perform and document inventory on routers, switches, switch panel, hubs and lab computers.
Assist candidates in completing admission notices/monitore candidates in computer room/fingerprint candidates/Maintained cleanliness of computer room/organize examination forms

Network engineer example responsibilities.

Manage UCCE deployments which include CUCM, IPIVR, CVP , 3rd party reporting and CUIC.
Manage UNIX's projects to meet project dateline while solving daily network crisis.
Perform the tasks of designing, implementing, supporting, and managing networking and telecommunication infrastructure.
Manage all domain registrations, SSL certificate management.
Create locally manage and centrally manage gateways on checkpoint firewall.
Manage and administrate security policy and procedures for all VPN network connectivity and accounts.

Engine monitor vs network engineer skills

Common engine monitor skills

PA, 24%
Digital Consoles, 12%
RAN, 12%
Sound Equipment, 12%
Wedges, 7%
Live Shows, 6%

Common network engineer skills

Switches, 7%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Network Infrastructure, 4%
BGP, 4%
OSPF, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%