Wind tunnel engineer vs engineer

The differences between wind tunnel 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 wind tunnel engineer, becoming an engineer takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a wind tunnel engineer has an average salary of $92,133, which is higher than the $92,077 average annual salary of an engineer.

The top three skills for a wind tunnel engineer include data analysis, labview and engineering support. The most important skills for an engineer are python, cloud, and C++.

Wind tunnel engineer vs engineer overview

	Wind Tunnel Engineer	Engineer
Yearly salary	$92,133	$92,077
Hourly rate	$44.29	$44.27
Growth rate	6%	2%
Number of jobs	2,824	618,207
Job satisfaction	-	4.33
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	44	41
Years of experience	4	6

Wind tunnel engineer vs engineer salary

Wind tunnel engineers and engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Wind Tunnel Engineer	Engineer
Average salary	$92,133	$92,077
Salary range	Between $67,000 And $126,000	Between $65,000 And $130,000
Highest paying City	Walnut Creek, CA	Huntsville, AL
Highest paying state	Rhode Island	New Hampshire
Best paying company	Tesla	Fort Bend County
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between wind tunnel engineer and engineer education

There are a few differences between a wind tunnel engineer and an engineer in terms of educational background:

	Wind Tunnel Engineer	Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Aerospace Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Michigan Technological University

Wind tunnel engineer vs engineer demographics

Here are the differences between wind tunnel engineers' and engineers' demographics:

	Wind Tunnel Engineer	Engineer
Average age	44	41
Gender ratio	Male, 95.2% Female, 4.8%	Male, 86.3% Female, 13.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.6% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% Asian, 12.1% White, 72.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	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	8%	5%

Differences between wind tunnel engineer and engineer duties and responsibilities

Wind tunnel engineer example responsibilities.

Manage the fuel supply and aircraft electrical distribution system on board ship, including radar tank gauging and filtration systems.
Investigate ICD requirement on payload fairing venting to ensure the structure integrity of the spacecraft and payload fairing.
Position also include engineering liaison to resolve technical and mechanical installation issues and vendor and FAA DER coordination for documentation issues.
Remove insulation, fiberglass, calcium and asbestos.
Apply Insulation/metal to hot/cold pipes on the ground or midair.

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.

Wind tunnel engineer vs engineer skills

Common wind tunnel engineer skills

Data Analysis, 42%
LabVIEW, 29%
Engineering Support, 9%
Acquisition Systems, 8%
CFD, 6%
Tunnel Design, 5%

Common engineer skills

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