Vibration engineer vs stress analyst

The differences between vibration engineers and stress analysts can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a vibration engineer and a stress analyst. Additionally, a vibration engineer has an average salary of $98,853, which is higher than the $85,194 average annual salary of a stress analyst.

The top three skills for a vibration engineer include MATLAB, data analysis and NVH. The most important skills for a stress analyst are abaqus, airframe, and structural integrity.

Vibration engineer vs stress analyst overview

	Vibration Engineer	Stress Analyst
Yearly salary	$98,853	$85,194
Hourly rate	$47.53	$40.96
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	21,285	8,437
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Vibration engineer vs stress analyst salary

Vibration engineers and stress analysts have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Vibration Engineer	Stress Analyst
Average salary	$98,853	$85,194
Salary range	Between $69,000 And $140,000	Between $63,000 And $114,000
Highest paying City	Fremont, CA	Auburn, WA
Highest paying state	California	Washington
Best paying company	Apple	Morgan Stanley
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between vibration engineer and stress analyst education

There are a few differences between a vibration engineer and a stress analyst in terms of educational background:

	Vibration Engineer	Stress Analyst
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Most common major	Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Georgia Institute of Technology

Vibration engineer vs stress analyst demographics

Here are the differences between vibration engineers' and stress analysts' demographics:

	Vibration Engineer	Stress Analyst
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 94.0% Female, 6.0%	Male, 89.9% Female, 10.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 19.2% White, 63.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 4.0% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 16.9% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between vibration engineer and stress analyst duties and responsibilities

Vibration engineer example responsibilities.

Manage Jenkins security by providing specific access to authorize developers/testers using project base matrix authorization strategy.
Perform transfer path analysis to root cause dominant paths and contributions to NVH performance issues.
Create and review dynamic FEA models in PATRAN/NASTRAN.
Develop comparisons of competition for vehicle air bind using LMS software.
Develop a frequency-base stencil for condition base monitoring and accepting/rejecting transmissions and torque converters base on NVH.
Develop simulation strategies for designing and evaluating ultrasonic horns and transducers using vibration finite element analysis (FEA).

Stress analyst example responsibilities.

Design system architecture for managing and deploying distribute databases to sales representatives.
Create stress report of findings and recommendations to MRB group.
Ensure wellheads, hangers, and valves equipment meet API requirements.
Analyze the ultimate capacity of aircraft frame assembly ball panel cargo systems (ANSYS) under weight loads.
Develop initial analysis, sizing of MRB repairs, and department processes; review and approve stress analyses.
Create 3D thermal and structural meshes for complex turbine components in ANSYS and develop macros to apply complex boundary conditions.

Vibration engineer vs stress analyst skills

Common vibration engineer skills

MATLAB, 16%
Data Analysis, 16%
NVH, 14%
FEA, 11%
Modal Analysis, 9%
Acquisition Systems, 8%

Common stress analyst skills

Abaqus, 7%
Airframe, 6%
Structural Integrity, 6%
Ansys, 6%
Analysis Tools, 5%
Fatigue Analysis, 5%