Network design engineer vs engineer

The differences between network design engineers and engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a network design engineer, becoming an engineer takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a network design engineer has an average salary of $101,135, which is higher than the $92,077 average annual salary of an engineer.

The top three skills for a network design engineer include network design, switches and juniper. The most important skills for an engineer are python, cloud, and C++.

Network design engineer vs engineer overview

	Network Design Engineer	Engineer
Yearly salary	$101,135	$92,077
Hourly rate	$48.62	$44.27
Growth rate	5%	2%
Number of jobs	80,300	618,207
Job satisfaction	-	4.33
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	43	41
Years of experience	2	6

Network design engineer vs engineer salary

Network design engineers and engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Network Design Engineer	Engineer
Average salary	$101,135	$92,077
Salary range	Between $76,000 And $132,000	Between $65,000 And $130,000
Highest paying City	Bothell, WA	Huntsville, AL
Highest paying state	Washington	New Hampshire
Best paying company	Google	Fort Bend County
Best paying industry	Technology	Automotive

Differences between network design engineer and engineer education

There are a few differences between a network design engineer and an engineer in terms of educational background:

	Network Design Engineer	Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	Northeastern University	Michigan Technological University

Network design engineer vs engineer demographics

Here are the differences between network design engineers' and engineers' demographics:

	Network Design Engineer	Engineer
Average age	43	41
Gender ratio	Male, 85.5% Female, 14.5%	Male, 86.3% Female, 13.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% Asian, 12.3% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 3.3% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 15.0% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	9%	5%

Differences between network design engineer and engineer duties and responsibilities

Network design engineer example responsibilities.

Manage efficient T1 utilization thresholds in order to balance customer demand and budget constraints.
Implement HSRP on different location of office on the switched network and managing the entire multilayer switch network.
Utilize advanced encryption devices to secure communications between all locations manage by the department.
Experience on designing and troubleshooting of complex BGP and OSPF routing problems.
Key contributions include troubleshooting of complex LAN /WAN connectivity issues that includes EIGRP.
Configure, install and troubleshoot CISCO base networks (routers, terminal servers).

Engineer example responsibilities.

Manage startup, trouble shooting and testing of PLC control equipment.
Lead project team to design and FDA validate 10-up extreme accuracy vial dosing system and CIP/SIP automate cleaning equipment.
Automate the creation of a WebLogic Admin and manage server deployment scheme within an installer for secure application deployment.
Install and test PLC in client own equipment on site - solve some logical and hardware issues to accomplish goal
Implement and manage continuous delivery systems and methodologies on AWS.
Manage Terraform and refactore from monolithic to application specific components.

Network design engineer vs engineer skills

Common network design engineer skills

Network Design, 8%
Switches, 5%
Juniper, 4%
Routers, 4%
Network Infrastructure, 4%
Troubleshoot, 4%

Common engineer skills

Python, 8%
Cloud, 6%
C++, 5%
C #, 5%
AWS, 5%
Java, 4%