Rig site engineer vs civil engineer

The differences between rig site engineers and civil 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 rig site engineer, becoming a civil engineer takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a rig site engineer has an average salary of $83,909, which is higher than the $70,950 average annual salary of a civil engineer.

The top three skills for a rig site engineer include rig, and . The most important skills for a civil engineer are civil 3d, engineering design, and cost estimates.

Rig site engineer vs civil engineer overview

	Rig Site Engineer	Civil Engineer
Yearly salary	$83,909	$70,950
Hourly rate	$40.34	$34.11
Growth rate	8%	7%
Number of jobs	16,711	26,803
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Average age	43	41
Years of experience	8	6

Rig site engineer vs civil engineer salary

Rig site engineers and civil engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Rig Site Engineer	Civil Engineer
Average salary	$83,909	$70,950
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $125,000	Between $51,000 And $97,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between rig site engineer and civil engineer education

There are a few differences between a rig site engineer and a civil engineer in terms of educational background:

	Rig Site Engineer	Civil Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Most common major	Mechanical Engineering	Civil Engineering
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Rig site engineer vs civil engineer demographics

Here are the differences between rig site engineers' and civil engineers' demographics:

	Rig Site Engineer	Civil Engineer
Average age	43	41
Gender ratio	Male, 97.0% Female, 3.0%	Male, 83.6% Female, 16.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Asian, 18.3% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% Asian, 15.6% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between rig site engineer and civil engineer duties and responsibilities

Rig site engineer example responsibilities.

Participate on rig site safety programs and lead safety incident investigation panels.
Perform procedural reviews focuse on rig site operational risk hazard management and efficiency.
Deliver fully integrate solutions, which includes peripherals, servers, communications, operating systems and applications software.
Manage the development and employment of images for operational workstations.

Civil engineer example responsibilities.

Manage production of full sets of contract documents (grading, drainage, water, sewer, paving and SWPPP).
Manage project programming requirements and manage HVAC design activities.
Project manage the overall reorganizing and restructuring of the telecommunication department.
Design engineer and project manager for HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection systems.
Support and troubleshoot Hewlett Packard printers, servers, switches, thin clients, and Cisco phone systems.
Handle and continuously update project documentation as as-built records and construction record reports.

Rig site engineer vs civil engineer skills

Common rig site engineer skills

Rig, 100%

Common civil engineer skills

Civil 3D, 11%
Engineering Design, 7%
Cost Estimates, 7%
Project Management, 6%
Construction Projects, 4%
Engineering Projects, 4%