Street engineer vs resident engineer

The differences between street engineers and resident engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a street engineer and a resident engineer. Additionally, a resident engineer has an average salary of $96,425, which is higher than the $68,454 average annual salary of a street engineer.

The top three skills for a street engineer include HVAC, and . The most important skills for a resident engineer are infrastructure, PE, and construction projects.

Street engineer vs resident engineer overview

	Street Engineer	Resident Engineer
Yearly salary	$68,454	$96,425
Hourly rate	$32.91	$46.36
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	18,172	31,388
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Street engineer vs resident engineer salary

Street engineers and resident engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Street Engineer	Resident Engineer
Average salary	$68,454	$96,425
Salary range	Between $51,000 And $90,000	Between $70,000 And $132,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between street engineer and resident engineer education

There are a few differences between a street engineer and a resident engineer in terms of educational background:

	Street Engineer	Resident Engineer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Most common major	Civil Engineering	Civil Engineering
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Street engineer vs resident engineer demographics

Here are the differences between street engineers' and resident engineers' demographics:

	Street Engineer	Resident Engineer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 100.0% Female, 0.0%	Male, 90.7% Female, 9.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 2.9% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 12.1% White, 71.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 4.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% Asian, 12.0% White, 66.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between street engineer and resident engineer duties and responsibilities

Street engineer example responsibilities.

Manage Jenkins security by providing specific access to authorize developers/testers using project base matrix authorization strategy.
Observe and record tests for compliance to ACI, API, ASTM, AWI, NEC and NACE international quality standards.
Report contractor activities in the RMS daily.
Identify, document and record deficiencies in RMS daily and track these to compliance with the contractors.
Expedite and simplify the quotation process for solar water heating systems by accurately representing solar water heating system performance through MATLAB models
Facilitate all regulatory affairs associate with FDA approval.

Resident engineer example responsibilities.

Lead municipal construction projection for maintenance and rehabilitation of internal roads.
Implement safe working practices base on OSHA regulations.
Monitor demolition activities for compliance with OSHA, NESHAPS.
Check AutoCAD drawing sets and take-offs on a daily basis.
Perform random quality checks on highway materials and prepare reports base on RFI.
Work involve, road paving, utility relocation, curbing and sewrline rebuilding.

Street engineer vs resident engineer skills

Common street engineer skills

HVAC, 100%

Common resident engineer skills

Infrastructure, 14%
PE, 10%
Construction Projects, 8%
Contract Administration, 5%
Project Management, 5%
Construction Inspection, 4%