Exchange engineer vs engineer

The differences between exchange engineers and engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become an exchange engineer, becoming an engineer takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, an exchange engineer has an average salary of $100,373, which is higher than the $92,077 average annual salary of an engineer.

The top three skills for an exchange engineer include powershell, O365 and azure. The most important skills for an engineer are python, cloud, and C++.

Exchange engineer vs engineer overview

	Exchange Engineer	Engineer
Yearly salary	$100,373	$92,077
Hourly rate	$48.26	$44.27
Growth rate	5%	2%
Number of jobs	52,693	618,207
Job satisfaction	-	4.33
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	43	41
Years of experience	2	6

Exchange engineer vs engineer salary

Exchange engineers and engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Exchange Engineer	Engineer
Average salary	$100,373	$92,077
Salary range	Between $75,000 And $132,000	Between $65,000 And $130,000
Highest paying City	Newark, CA	Huntsville, AL
Highest paying state	Oregon	New Hampshire
Best paying company	Pwc	Fort Bend County
Best paying industry	Government	Automotive

Differences between exchange engineer and engineer education

There are a few differences between an exchange engineer and an engineer in terms of educational background:

	Exchange Engineer	Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Computer Science	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	-	Michigan Technological University

Exchange engineer vs engineer demographics

Here are the differences between exchange engineers' and engineers' demographics:

	Exchange Engineer	Engineer
Average age	43	41
Gender ratio	Male, 87.6% Female, 12.4%	Male, 86.3% Female, 13.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 10.7% White, 62.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	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	9%	5%

Differences between exchange engineer and engineer duties and responsibilities

Exchange engineer example responsibilities.

Manage sites, trusts, replication and all active directory GPO issues.
Create PowerShell script to automate ActiveSync policy deployment.
Work with Sharepoint department to troubleshoot email issues.
Add new UPN suffix and appropriate DNS records.
Monitor and stabilize the environment in co-existence with SCOM.
Test user functionality from the cloud to on premise resources.

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.

Exchange engineer vs engineer skills

Common exchange engineer skills

PowerShell, 12%
O365, 8%
Azure, 6%
Skype, 6%
Cloud, 6%
Microsoft Exchange, 5%

Common engineer skills

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