Engineering aide vs blueprint engineer

The differences between engineering aides and blueprint engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a blueprint engineer has an average salary of $89,958, which is higher than the $67,852 average annual salary of an engineering aide.

Engineering aide vs blueprint engineer overview

	Engineering Aide	Blueprint Engineer
Yearly salary	$67,852	$89,958
Hourly rate	$32.62	$43.25
Growth rate	3%	2%
Number of jobs	93,789	2,893
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	High School Diploma, 33%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Engineering aide vs blueprint engineer salary

Engineering aides and blueprint engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Engineering Aide	Blueprint Engineer
Average salary	$67,852	$89,958
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $101,000	Between $63,000 And $127,000
Highest paying City	Santa Rosa, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	NVIDIA	-
Best paying industry	Energy	-

Differences between engineering aide and blueprint engineer education

There are a few differences between an engineering aide and a blueprint engineer in terms of educational background:

	Engineering Aide	Blueprint Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	High School Diploma, 33%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Computer Science
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	New Mexico State University

Engineering aide vs blueprint engineer demographics

Here are the differences between engineering aides' and blueprint engineers' demographics:

	Engineering Aide	Blueprint Engineer
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 69.7% Female, 30.3%	Male, 75.0% Female, 25.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 8.3% White, 60.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between engineering aide and blueprint engineer duties and responsibilities

Engineering aide example responsibilities.

Manage and distribute cad standards to contributing design consultants and assist with any design issues as necessary.
Install and configure HW/SW components on different OS for workstations and laptops.
Acquire data of gravel pits by GPS to determine amount of usable gravel for road construction.
Used hand-held global positioning (GPS) equipment to locate and mark soil boring and sampling locations.
Perform other duties as assigned such as assisting the GIS field technician in the collection of GIS points and data.
Assist medical staff in the administration of prescribe medication and in medical emergencies including CPR and first aid as needed.

Blueprint engineer example responsibilities.

Manage Terraform and refactore from monolithic to application specific components.
Operate and troubleshoot vacuum deposition machinery used in the development of anodes vital to the design of novel lithium-sulfur battery technology.
Certify with Bridgestone in various classes given by them.

Engineering aide vs blueprint engineer skills

Common engineering aide skills

PowerPoint, 7%
Technical Data, 6%
Test Equipment, 5%
Test Results, 5%
Technical Support, 5%
Engineering Drawings, 4%

Common blueprint engineer skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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