Mud engineer vs production engineer

The differences between mud engineers and production 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 production engineer takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a production engineer has an average salary of $89,727, 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 production engineer are java, continuous improvement, and lean manufacturing.

Mud engineer vs production engineer overview

	Mud Engineer	Production Engineer
Yearly salary	$66,175	$89,727
Hourly rate	$31.81	$43.14
Growth rate	8%	10%
Number of jobs	26,045	94,789
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	43	42
Years of experience	8	4

Mud engineer vs production engineer salary

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

	Mud Engineer	Production Engineer
Average salary	$66,175	$89,727
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $96,000	Between $64,000 And $125,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Cheniere Energy
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between mud engineer and production engineer education

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

	Mud Engineer	Production Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	Business	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	Stanford University	Northwestern University

Mud engineer vs production engineer demographics

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

	Mud Engineer	Production Engineer
Average age	43	42
Gender ratio	Male, 93.9% Female, 6.1%	Male, 86.7% Female, 13.3%
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, 4.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.5% Asian, 15.4% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	4%

Differences between mud engineer and production 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.

Production engineer example responsibilities.

Prepare tooling and gauging for CNC turning centers, manage the tooling cabinets, and rapport with vendors for tool sharpening.
Complete DMAIC project and 8D that lead to the resolution of vibration issue, project result in a $2M save.
Lead work cells to become a team; Harmonize/unite/motivate assembly personnel using Kaizen approach.
Lead several independent, cross-functional projects and improve manufacturing quality, reduce cost, ensure environment are supported and FDA compliant.
Install new filtration systems for aluminum boring machine centers.
Have prepared and used FMEA, PPAP documents and perform MSA studies.

Mud engineer vs production engineer skills

Common mud engineer skills

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

Common production engineer skills

Java, 9%
Continuous Improvement, 7%
Lean Manufacturing, 5%
Sigma, 4%
Technical Support, 4%
Process Control, 4%