Engineering aide vs sand technologist

The differences between engineering aides and sand technologists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an engineering aide has an average salary of $67,852, which is higher than the $43,953 average annual salary of a sand technologist.

Engineering aide vs sand technologist overview

	Engineering Aide	Sand Technologist
Yearly salary	$67,852	$43,953
Hourly rate	$32.62	$21.13
Growth rate	3%	10%
Number of jobs	93,789	46,240
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Engineering aide vs sand technologist salary

Engineering aides and sand technologists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Engineering Aide	Sand Technologist
Average salary	$67,852	$43,953
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $101,000	Between $20,000 And $94,000
Highest paying City	Santa Rosa, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	NVIDIA	-
Best paying industry	Energy	-

Differences between engineering aide and sand technologist education

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

	Engineering Aide	Sand Technologist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	General Studies
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University

Engineering aide vs sand technologist demographics

Here are the differences between engineering aides' and sand technologists' demographics:

	Engineering Aide	Sand Technologist
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 69.7% Female, 30.3%	Male, 92.3% Female, 7.7%
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, 11.0% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 7.7% White, 62.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between engineering aide and sand technologist 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.

Sand technologist example responsibilities.

Manage a team of 15 technicians testing Intel's wireless products across all Microsoft's OS offerigns.
Change data in HMI (for a good working) in packaging machines, stackers and welding machines.
Develop stock removal charts for operators to verify calibration before production are ran.
Investigate the information flow in complex mechatronics systems or systems that use mechatronics theories for total systems operations integration.
Change data in HMI (for a good working) in packaging machines, stackers and welding machines.

Engineering aide vs sand technologist skills

Common engineering aide skills

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

Common sand technologist skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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