Flight analyst vs senior structural designer

The differences between flight analysts and senior structural designers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a flight analyst and a senior structural designer. Additionally, a senior structural designer has an average salary of $96,422, which is higher than the $73,988 average annual salary of a flight analyst.

The top three skills for a flight analyst include analyze data, NASA and FAA. The most important skills for a senior structural designer are autocad, revit, and structural design.

Flight analyst vs senior structural designer overview

	Flight Analyst	Senior Structural Designer
Yearly salary	$73,988	$96,422
Hourly rate	$35.57	$46.36
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	12,246	47,653
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Associate Degree, 48%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Flight analyst vs senior structural designer salary

Flight analysts and senior structural designers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Flight Analyst	Senior Structural Designer
Average salary	$73,988	$96,422
Salary range	Between $53,000 And $102,000	Between $67,000 And $137,000
Highest paying City	-	The Woodlands, TX
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Shell
Best paying industry	-	Utilities

Differences between flight analyst and senior structural designer education

There are a few differences between a flight analyst and a senior structural designer in terms of educational background:

	Flight Analyst	Senior Structural Designer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Associate Degree, 48%
Most common major	Aerospace Engineering	Drafting And Design
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Flight analyst vs senior structural designer demographics

Here are the differences between flight analysts' and senior structural designers' demographics:

	Flight Analyst	Senior Structural Designer
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 68.4% Female, 31.6%	Male, 92.3% Female, 7.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 11.1% Asian, 10.9% White, 69.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 4.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 11.4% Asian, 10.9% White, 68.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between flight analyst and senior structural designer duties and responsibilities

Flight analyst example responsibilities.

Manage project team meetings using SharePoint calendars.
Work directly with the FAA to resolve problems with previously issue pilot licenses and flight medicals.
Analyze office administration support for analysts supporting DOD projects to identify efficiency opportunities to prototype and write report of analysis findings.
Update contracts and billing information into PeopleSoft.

Senior structural designer example responsibilities.

Manage BIM process on specific projects and team members throughout preconstruction and construction.
Review and coordinate 3D projects with NavisWorks.
Utilize CADWorx to create 3D models and 2D constructions drawings.
Perform detailed field surveys inside plant, refinery and offshore facilities.
Create structural steel and concrete designs of cryogenic facility using CADWorx.
Work with many local Alaskan companies and familiar with BP and Alyeska document control systems TDDI EDDI.

Flight analyst vs senior structural designer skills

Common flight analyst skills

Analyze Data, 68%
NASA, 25%
FAA, 7%

Common senior structural designer skills

Autocad, 17%
Revit, 8%
Structural Design, 8%
Navisworks, 5%
BIM, 5%
Design Drawings, 4%

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