Relay engineer vs electrical designer

The differences between relay engineers and electrical designers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a relay engineer and an electrical designer. Additionally, a relay engineer has an average salary of $68,709, which is higher than the $64,930 average annual salary of an electrical designer.

The top three skills for a relay engineer include cape, SCADA and API. The most important skills for an electrical designer are revit, electrical design, and autocad electrical.

Relay engineer vs electrical designer overview

	Relay Engineer	Electrical Designer
Yearly salary	$68,709	$64,930
Hourly rate	$33.03	$31.22
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	36,743	82,332
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 77%	Associate Degree, 47%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Relay engineer vs electrical designer salary

Relay engineers and electrical designers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Relay Engineer	Electrical Designer
Average salary	$68,709	$64,930
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $137,000	Between $47,000 And $89,000
Highest paying City	South San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	Airspan Networks	Amd
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between relay engineer and electrical designer education

There are a few differences between a relay engineer and an electrical designer in terms of educational background:

	Relay Engineer	Electrical Designer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 77%	Associate Degree, 47%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Michigan Technological University	Michigan Technological University

Relay engineer vs electrical designer demographics

Here are the differences between relay engineers' and electrical designers' demographics:

	Relay Engineer	Electrical Designer
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 91.8% Female, 8.2%	Male, 82.9% Female, 17.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 15.7% White, 68.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 4.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% Asian, 14.4% White, 64.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between relay engineer and electrical designer duties and responsibilities

Relay engineer example responsibilities.

Manage ATM network, deploying switches into regional data centers, and troubleshooting connectivity.
Manage Jenkins security by providing specific access to authorize developers/testers using project base matrix authorization strategy.
Pursue hardware faults in Cisco (formerly Stratacom) IPX/IGX switches.
Implement utility network monitoring and alarming system which include outage notification and restoration.
Expedite and simplify the quotation process for solar water heating systems by accurately representing solar water heating system performance through MATLAB models
Used AutoCAD to design a transformer sensor box, recloser cabinet and to document current lab electrical layout.

Electrical designer example responsibilities.

Manage database for PDF drawings and other electronic files.
Design control systems to NFPA, UL, and CE specifications to comply with country-specific standards.
Work conduct using PDMS, NavisWorks and AutoCAD.
Used INTOOLS to input instrument tags into index, customize reports & import data from PDMS into INTOOLS.
Integrate electrical & electronic designs into custom automation equipment using 2D & 3D design software (AutoCAD & SolidWorks).
Convert various units to DCS for ExxonMobil.

Relay engineer vs electrical designer skills

Common relay engineer skills

Cape, 21%
SCADA, 14%
API, 12%
Logic Diagrams, 11%
IEC, 10%
Grid, 9%

Common electrical designer skills

Revit, 14%
Electrical Design, 11%
Autocad Electrical, 5%
UL, 5%
Electrical Systems, 5%
Electrical Schematics, 4%