Engineer, methods vs engineering technician

The differences between engineers, methods and engineering technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an engineer, methods and an engineering technician. Additionally, an engineer, methods has an average salary of $79,296, which is higher than the $60,273 average annual salary of an engineering technician.

The top three skills for an engineer, methods include aerospace, data collection and FMEA. The most important skills for an engineering technician are technical support, data collection, and test equipment.

Engineer, methods vs engineering technician overview

	Engineer, Methods	Engineering Technician
Yearly salary	$79,296	$60,273
Hourly rate	$38.12	$28.98
Growth rate	10%	3%
Number of jobs	43,320	111,343
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	42	45
Years of experience	4	4

Engineer, methods vs engineering technician salary

Engineers, methods and engineering technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Engineer, Methods	Engineering Technician
Average salary	$79,296	$60,273
Salary range	Between $61,000 And $102,000	Between $37,000 And $96,000
Highest paying City	Tucson, AZ	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	General Motors	Western Digital
Best paying industry	Automotive	Technology

Differences between engineer, methods and engineering technician education

There are a few differences between an engineer, methods and an engineering technician in terms of educational background:

	Engineer, Methods	Engineering Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Mechanical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Northwestern University	Purdue University

Engineer, methods vs engineering technician demographics

Here are the differences between engineers, methods' and engineering technicians' demographics:

	Engineer, Methods	Engineering Technician
Average age	42	45
Gender ratio	Male, 86.5% Female, 13.5%	Male, 85.9% Female, 14.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% Asian, 10.8% White, 68.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 9.2% White, 59.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	4%	6%

Differences between engineer, methods and engineering technician duties and responsibilities

Engineer, methods example responsibilities.

Manage schedules and critical deliverables for prototyping and qualification activities for I/O programs.
Create CNC programs for part production.
Monitor and correct production manufacturing processes by applying SPC methods.
Prepare facility / department layouts and provide SPC support to manufacturing.
Develop and write all complex CNC shroud grind programs for ELB precision grinders.
Design related tooling and fixtures for turning, milling and grinding using CATIA V5.

Engineering technician example responsibilities.

Used Microsoft SharePoint to manage projects, web base collaboration, alerts and for document management.
Achieve UL certification for thermal overload protection used in motor applications.
Manage equipment database and organize annual equipment calibration require by internal quality control and ISO standards.
Manage and distribute cad standards to contributing design consultants and assist with any design issues as necessary.
Maintain engineering lab equipment: troubleshoot and repair any faulty electronic or mechanical malfunctions, and calibrate test equipment.
Specialize in software and hardware engineering to military standards and project management of DoD contracts.

Engineer, methods vs engineering technician skills

Common engineer, methods skills

Aerospace, 19%
Data Collection, 16%
FMEA, 8%
Engineering Drawings, 6%
CAD, 5%
CATIA, 5%

Common engineering technician skills

Technical Support, 5%
Data Collection, 4%
Test Equipment, 4%
Asphalt, 4%
Construction Projects, 4%
Construction Materials, 4%

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