Mud engineer vs tool engineer

The differences between mud engineers and tool 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 tool engineer takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a tool engineer has an average salary of $101,135, 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 tool engineer are python, java, and CAD.

Mud engineer vs tool engineer overview

	Mud Engineer	Tool Engineer
Yearly salary	$66,175	$101,135
Hourly rate	$31.81	$48.62
Growth rate	8%	2%
Number of jobs	26,045	98,936
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	43	41
Years of experience	8	6

Mud engineer vs tool engineer salary

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

	Mud Engineer	Tool Engineer
Average salary	$66,175	$101,135
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $96,000	Between $75,000 And $135,000
Highest paying City	-	Novato, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between mud engineer and tool engineer education

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

	Mud Engineer	Tool Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Business	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	Stanford University	Michigan Technological University

Mud engineer vs tool engineer demographics

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

	Mud Engineer	Tool Engineer
Average age	43	41
Gender ratio	Male, 93.9% Female, 6.1%	Male, 95.3% Female, 4.7%
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, 3.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 10.3% White, 72.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between mud engineer and tool 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.

Tool engineer example responsibilities.

Manage mold vendors in the refurbishment of existing tooling and new mold construction.
Lead cross-functional teams that develop several emerging technology laser and CCD barcode scanner products.
Lead several independent, cross-functional projects and improve manufacturing quality, reduce cost, ensure environment are supported and FDA compliant.
Create Perl scripts and SQL store procedures for nightly batch job streams, data loads and corporate reporting.
Perform product design functions using AutoCad.
Create custom SQL's in db2 and oracle for the reports.

Mud engineer vs tool engineer skills

Common mud engineer skills

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

Common tool engineer skills

Python, 16%
Java, 8%
CAD, 6%
Linux, 6%
Jenkins, 5%
Ruby, 4%