Foundation engineer vs civil designer

The differences between foundation engineers and civil designers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a foundation engineer and a civil designer. Additionally, a foundation engineer has an average salary of $76,200, which is higher than the $58,421 average annual salary of a civil designer.

The top three skills for a foundation engineer include geotechnical, CSS and deep foundations. The most important skills for a civil designer are civil 3d, autocad, and civil engineering.

Foundation engineer vs civil designer overview

	Foundation Engineer	Civil Designer
Yearly salary	$76,200	$58,421
Hourly rate	$36.63	$28.09
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	8,104	57,036
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Foundation engineer vs civil designer salary

Foundation engineers and civil designers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Foundation Engineer	Civil Designer
Average salary	$76,200	$58,421
Salary range	Between $49,000 And $117,000	Between $41,000 And $81,000
Highest paying City	Menlo Park, CA	Walnut Creek, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	Meta	Parsons
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between foundation engineer and civil designer education

There are a few differences between a foundation engineer and a civil designer in terms of educational background:

	Foundation Engineer	Civil Designer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Civil Engineering	Drafting And Design
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Carnegie Mellon University

Foundation engineer vs civil designer demographics

Here are the differences between foundation engineers' and civil designers' demographics:

	Foundation Engineer	Civil Designer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 92.0% Female, 8.0%	Male, 82.9% Female, 17.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 2.9% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 12.1% White, 71.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 4.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% Asian, 11.2% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between foundation engineer and civil designer duties and responsibilities

Foundation engineer example responsibilities.

Calculate sub-contractors weekly accomplish work for payroll.
Prepare proposals, budgets, and geotechnical engineering reports.
Compile results and recommend design in a geotechnical design report.
Operate and troubleshoot vacuum deposition machinery used in the development of anodes vital to the design of novel lithium-sulfur battery technology.
Maintain safety records that meet OSHA standards and monitor emergency requirements.

Civil designer example responsibilities.

Manage production of full sets of contract documents (grading, drainage, water, sewer, paving and SWPPP).
Create and revise detail drawings (MEP).
Deliver as-built MEP schematics and structural details.
Perform the analysis of guy communication towers using CSA-S37/01 and AISC manual guidelines.
Use Trimble GPS station to survey projects, upload data into trimble geomatics office3.
Direct or participate in surveying to lay out installations and establishreference points, grades and elevations to guide construction.

Foundation engineer vs civil designer skills

Common foundation engineer skills

Geotechnical, 66%
CSS, 13%
Deep Foundations, 10%
Foundation Drawings, 10%

Common civil designer skills

Civil 3D, 18%
Autocad, 16%
Civil Engineering, 8%
Civil Design, 4%
Site Design, 4%
GIS, 3%