Fabric designer vs project engineer

The differences between fabric designers and project engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a fabric designer and a project engineer. Additionally, a project engineer has an average salary of $75,050, which is higher than the $64,012 average annual salary of a fabric designer.

The top three skills for a fabric designer include customer service, CNC and solidworks. The most important skills for a project engineer are project management, autocad, and construction management.

Fabric designer vs project engineer overview

	Fabric Designer	Project Engineer
Yearly salary	$64,012	$75,050
Hourly rate	$30.77	$36.08
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	43,980	176,689
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Fabric designer vs project engineer salary

Fabric designers and project engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fabric Designer	Project Engineer
Average salary	$64,012	$75,050
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $100,000	Between $55,000 And $100,000
Highest paying City	Adelanto, CA	Richmond, CA
Highest paying state	California	Washington
Best paying company	General Motors	Apple
Best paying industry	Retail	Energy

Differences between fabric designer and project engineer education

There are a few differences between a fabric designer and a project engineer in terms of educational background:

	Fabric Designer	Project Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	Georgia Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Fabric designer vs project engineer demographics

Here are the differences between fabric designers' and project engineers' demographics:

	Fabric Designer	Project Engineer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 78.5% Female, 21.5%	Male, 87.1% Female, 12.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 10.2% White, 72.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 3.3% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 14.5% White, 68.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between fabric designer and project engineer duties and responsibilities

Fabric designer example responsibilities.

Manage various PCB designs utilizing state of the art DFM techniques and comply with company standards.
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Manufacture parts to customer specifications from raw stock using both manually and CNC control mills, lathes.
Utilize Solidworks and AutoCAD to plan and preview designs.
Complete custom design working jigs for wood processing and assembly.
Create operation work instruction sheets utilizing CAD/CAM software and models.

Project engineer example responsibilities.

Manage TCP/IP LAN environment for the time during implementation.
Support and manage the development of a CNC base electron beam drill.
Lead a MGPP six sigma project to improve the accuracy of 3D clutch cooling analysis
Manage the BHP enterprise wide migration from e-rooms to SharePoint for document management and team collaboration.
Manage the installation of a CNC laser cutting system with full responsibility for all aspects of the project.
Coordinate and manage activities of the 787-9 IPT's to complete the specific aircraft side of the test cells.

Fabric designer vs project engineer skills

Common fabric designer skills

Customer Service, 33%
CNC, 15%
Solidworks, 12%
R, 10%
Aluminum, 6%
MIG, 5%

Common project engineer skills

Project Management, 12%
Autocad, 7%
Construction Management, 6%
CAD, 4%
UL, 4%
Cost Estimates, 3%