Water project engineer vs engineer

The differences between water project engineers and engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a water project engineer, becoming an engineer takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, an engineer has an average salary of $92,077, which is higher than the $76,978 average annual salary of a water project engineer.

The top three skills for a water project engineer include autocad, hec ras and HEC-RAS. The most important skills for an engineer are python, cloud, and C++.

Water project engineer vs engineer overview

	Water Project Engineer	Engineer
Yearly salary	$76,978	$92,077
Hourly rate	$37.01	$44.27
Growth rate	4%	2%
Number of jobs	28,992	618,207
Job satisfaction	-	4.33
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 80%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	43	41
Years of experience	4	6

Water project engineer vs engineer salary

Water project engineers and engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Water Project Engineer	Engineer
Average salary	$76,978	$92,077
Salary range	Between $55,000 And $106,000	Between $65,000 And $130,000
Highest paying City	-	Huntsville, AL
Highest paying state	-	New Hampshire
Best paying company	-	Fort Bend County
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between water project engineer and engineer education

There are a few differences between a water project engineer and an engineer in terms of educational background:

	Water Project Engineer	Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 80%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Civil Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	Northwestern University	Michigan Technological University

Water project engineer vs engineer demographics

Here are the differences between water project engineers' and engineers' demographics:

	Water Project Engineer	Engineer
Average age	43	41
Gender ratio	Male, 78.6% Female, 21.4%	Male, 86.3% Female, 13.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.6% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 12.9% White, 68.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 3.3% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 15.0% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	13%	5%

Differences between water project engineer and engineer duties and responsibilities

Water project engineer example responsibilities.

Manage utilities and wastewater, infrastructure and cost savings projects from ideas to complete projects.
Update AutoCAD map of water distribution system.
Contribute to successful investments in water and energy-from-waste projects in the UK by conducting in-depth project analysis and regulatory due diligence.
Check HVAC equipment; change filters, belts, bearings and lubricate as necessary.
Perform regularly schedule maintenance boilers, heaters, pumps and HVAC equipment such as filter changes, greasing, etc.
Conduct condition assessment of pipelines for the WWTP (60 MGD) during normal operation.

Engineer example responsibilities.

Manage startup, trouble shooting and testing of PLC control equipment.
Lead project team to design and FDA validate 10-up extreme accuracy vial dosing system and CIP/SIP automate cleaning equipment.
Automate the creation of a WebLogic Admin and manage server deployment scheme within an installer for secure application deployment.
Install and test PLC in client own equipment on site - solve some logical and hardware issues to accomplish goal
Implement and manage continuous delivery systems and methodologies on AWS.
Manage Terraform and refactore from monolithic to application specific components.

Water project engineer vs engineer skills

Common water project engineer skills

Autocad, 35%
Hec Ras, 25%
HEC-RAS, 11%
HEC-HMS, 8%
EPA, 7%
Water Management, 4%

Common engineer skills

Python, 8%
Cloud, 6%
C++, 5%
C #, 5%
AWS, 5%
Java, 4%