Gas analyst vs mud engineer

The differences between gas analysts and mud engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-8 years to become both a gas analyst and a mud engineer. Additionally, a gas analyst has an average salary of $72,163, which is higher than the $66,175 average annual salary of a mud engineer.

The top three skills for a gas analyst include data analysis, gas supply and SQL. The most important skills for a mud engineer are rig, drilling fluid, and polymer.

Gas analyst vs mud engineer overview

	Gas Analyst	Mud Engineer
Yearly salary	$72,163	$66,175
Hourly rate	$34.69	$31.81
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	12,120	26,045
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	8	8

Gas analyst vs mud engineer salary

Gas analysts and mud engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Gas Analyst	Mud Engineer
Average salary	$72,163	$66,175
Salary range	Between $51,000 And $100,000	Between $45,000 And $96,000
Highest paying City	Stamford, CT	-
Highest paying state	Rhode Island	-
Best paying company	The Citadel	-
Best paying industry	Finance	-

Differences between gas analyst and mud engineer education

There are a few differences between a gas analyst and a mud engineer in terms of educational background:

	Gas Analyst	Mud Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	Stanford University

Gas analyst vs mud engineer demographics

Here are the differences between gas analysts' and mud engineers' demographics:

	Gas Analyst	Mud Engineer
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 54.2% Female, 45.8%	Male, 93.9% Female, 6.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 17.2% White, 63.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% Asian, 17.0% White, 62.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between gas analyst and mud engineer duties and responsibilities

Gas analyst example responsibilities.

Manage physical transactions internally with gas management system (Endur).
Help develop and handle both on and offsite SEO solutions as well as managing local campaigns and international SEO efforts.
Monitered SCADA alarms and report problems to field technicians.
Train new employees on GC-MS software and proper handling of cylinders.
Ensure each well have radio communications for SCADA monitoring and data collection.
Analyze high pressure cylinders of gases for purity and content using GC-MS.

Mud engineer example responsibilities.

Work directly with the well supervisor and team to accomplish the job responsibilities and troubleshoot issues.
Manage rig move/loss circulation surface personnel logistics for maximum efficiency.
Hold current``HUET"TWIC and H2S certificates.
Waste management, H2S content fluid treatment.
Educate customers on how to properly administer product and troubleshoot some basic issues.
Prepare soil data in geotechnical software and graphical figures to be used and review by professional engineering project managers.

Gas analyst vs mud engineer skills

Common gas analyst skills

Data Analysis, 28%
Gas Supply, 11%
SQL, 7%
VBA, 6%
Macro, 5%
LDC, 4%

Common mud engineer skills

Rig, 39%
Drilling Fluid, 10%
Polymer, 8%
OBM, 4%
Fluid Properties, 4%
Logistics, 4%