Mud engineer vs product engineer

The differences between mud engineers and product engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-8 years to become a mud engineer, becoming a product engineer takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a product engineer has an average salary of $89,645, which is higher than the $66,175 average annual salary of a mud engineer.

The top three skills for a mud engineer include rig, drilling fluid and polymer. The most important skills for a product engineer are CAD, product design, and project management.

Mud engineer vs product engineer overview

	Mud Engineer	Product Engineer
Yearly salary	$66,175	$89,645
Hourly rate	$31.81	$43.10
Growth rate	8%	2%
Number of jobs	26,045	157,888
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Average age	43	41
Years of experience	8	6

Mud engineer vs product engineer salary

Mud engineers and product engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mud Engineer	Product Engineer
Average salary	$66,175	$89,645
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $96,000	Between $68,000 And $118,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between mud engineer and product engineer education

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

	Mud Engineer	Product Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Most common major	Business	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	Stanford University	Michigan Technological University

Mud engineer vs product engineer demographics

Here are the differences between mud engineers' and product engineers' demographics:

	Mud Engineer	Product Engineer
Average age	43	41
Gender ratio	Male, 93.9% Female, 6.1%	Male, 87.8% Female, 12.2%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 3.1% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 17.0% White, 67.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between mud engineer and product engineer duties and responsibilities

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.

Product engineer example responsibilities.

Lead team to achieve project objectives and report results to Sr. Management.
Manage outsourced $500k mix mode voice security IC development.
Manage various EHS activities at the Fremont, California facility.
Manage coordination of APQP, component timing, and technical resource allocation for commercial issues.
Manage the manufacturing of defense and aerospace electro-mechanical print circuit boards from prototype to production level.
Sketch concepts (Creo), coordinate prototype builds, provide assembly instructions and troubleshoot build issues.

Mud engineer vs product engineer skills

Common mud engineer skills

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

Common product engineer skills

CAD, 6%
Product Design, 5%
Project Management, 4%
C++, 4%
Solidworks, 3%
Product Development, 3%