Seismic engineer vs process engineer

The differences between seismic engineers and process 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 seismic engineer, becoming a process engineer takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a seismic engineer has an average salary of $88,120, which is higher than the $82,443 average annual salary of a process engineer.

The top three skills for a seismic engineer include technical support, stress analysis and retrofit. The most important skills for a process engineer are continuous improvement, sigma, and lean manufacturing.

Seismic engineer vs process engineer overview

	Seismic Engineer	Process Engineer
Yearly salary	$88,120	$82,443
Hourly rate	$42.37	$39.64
Growth rate	2%	10%
Number of jobs	8,242	66,937
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	43	42
Years of experience	2	4

Seismic engineer vs process engineer salary

Seismic engineers and process engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Seismic Engineer	Process Engineer
Average salary	$88,120	$82,443
Salary range	Between $61,000 And $126,000	Between $62,000 And $108,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Rio Rancho, NM
Highest paying state	New Mexico	New Mexico
Best paying company	Halliburton	Apple
Best paying industry	Energy	Technology

Differences between seismic engineer and process engineer education

There are a few differences between a seismic engineer and a process engineer in terms of educational background:

	Seismic Engineer	Process Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	Mechanical Engineering	Chemical Engineering
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Northwestern University

Seismic engineer vs process engineer demographics

Here are the differences between seismic engineers' and process engineers' demographics:

	Seismic Engineer	Process Engineer
Average age	43	42
Gender ratio	Male, 90.3% Female, 9.7%	Male, 82.9% Female, 17.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.5% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% Asian, 26.7% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.6% Asian, 15.6% White, 65.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	4%

Differences between seismic engineer and process engineer duties and responsibilities

Seismic engineer example responsibilities.

Authore substantiation documents in compliance with FAA regulations and customer requirements to achieve type certifications and supplemental type certifications.
Cover all aspects of QC and in-file processing.
Company's algorithms have been develop for streamer data and are not appropriate for an OBC project.
Supervise a team which design and construct the first 1 11/16"3 axis VSP tool for Schlumberger.
Determine loads as per ASCE 7 and perform engineering calculations for beams, columns, foundations and connections.
Streamline the process of FEA model building, solving and post processing by writing custom ANSYS APDL macros.

Process engineer example responsibilities.

Lead KAIZEN projects to eliminate waste categories stemming from corrugation process.
Create and manage SharePoint sites for teams to collaborate on the work.
Lead and participate in KAIZEN events, IQ, OQ, PQ activities, set-up reduction techniques.
Lead a team, scheduling, resource planning, to create 120 catheters on schedule for a clinical trial.
Manage the operated and non-operate AFE process from implementation to cost allocation.
Obtain referrals, track hospitalized patients, interface with manage care intermediaries/medical personnel.

Seismic engineer vs process engineer skills

Common seismic engineer skills

Technical Support, 27%
Stress Analysis, 25%
Retrofit, 18%
Nuclear Power, 11%
R, 7%
Data Processing, 5%

Common process engineer skills

Continuous Improvement, 8%
Sigma, 5%
Lean Manufacturing, 5%
Project Management, 5%
Troubleshoot, 4%
Lean Six Sigma, 3%