Aerospace Engineer vs Surveyor
Pay, skills and open jobs side by side, from current job postings across the US.
Pay
Aerospace Engineer
$146,300 typical, a year
Most Aerospace Engineers earn $125,000 to $175,000 a year.
From 391 postings that list pay
758 open jobs now
Surveyor
$73,200 typical, a year
Most Surveyors earn $62,400 to $92,300 a year.
From 304 postings that list pay
1,303 open jobs now
Aerospace Engineers typically earn about $73,100 more a year than Surveyors.
What each one does
Aerospace Engineer
- Design and develop components and systems for aerospace vehicles.
- Perform engineering analyses and evaluations to inform design decisions.
- Support hardware development, testing, integration, and certification.
- Analyze and reduce flight test data to evaluate system performance.
- Create and maintain technical documentation for engineering projects.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to solve technical problems.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Surveyor
- Collect field data using surveying equipment and software.
- Perform boundary and topographic surveys for projects.
- Conduct construction staking and layout activities.
- Prepare survey drawings and as-built documentation.
- Interpret engineering plans and construction drawings.
- Maintain survey equipment and perform routine repairs.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Aerospace Engineer
More common in Aerospace Engineer postings
- Aerospace Engineering 4 in 10 postings
- Propulsion 3 in 10 postings
- MATLAB 3 in 10 postings
- Python 3 in 10 postings
- Flight Test 2 in 10 postings
- Aerospace 2 in 10 postings
- Launch Vehicle 2 in 10 postings
Surveyor
More common in Surveyor postings
- Surveying 7 in 10 postings
- Total Station 5 in 10 postings
- Survey Equipment Operation 4 in 10 postings
- AutoCAD 3 in 10 postings
- Civil 3D 3 in 10 postings
- Trimble 3 in 10 postings
- GPS 3 in 10 postings
- Construction Stakeout 2 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Licenses and certifications
Aerospace Engineer
- U.S. Citizenship 3 in 10 postings
- Security Clearance 2 in 10 postings
Surveyor
- Driver's License 4 in 10 postings
Open jobs
Aerospace Engineer
Propulsion Responsible Engineer II, Combustion Devices
Relativity Space$104k - $156k/yrstated Long Beach, California, United StatesThermodynamicsAvionicsStructural AnalysisPropulsionFluid Transients +4- Pay not stated EvendalePythonHyperMeshPropulsionEngine TestingNx +2
- Pay not stated Evendale, Ohio, United States of AmericaPythonHyperMeshPropulsionEngine TestingNx +2
Surveyor
Senior Survey CADD Technician
Wilsonco$69k - $95k/yrstated Kansas City, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Springfield, Missouri; Salina, Kansas; Fort Worth, Texas; Omaha, Nebraska; El Paso, Texas; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Wichita, Kansas; Salt Lake City, Utah; Las Cruces, New Mexico; Denver, Colorado; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Phoenix, ArizonaMicroStationCivil 3DAutoCADSubmittalsQuality Control +5Surveyor II or Above
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)Pay not stated San Francisco, CA, United StatesLand/Project Surveyor
Bowman Consulting Group, LtdPay not stated Marshall, TexasAutoCADCivil 3DData AnalysisDriver's LicenseTotal Station +4
See all 2,061 Aerospace Engineer and Surveyor jobs, ranked for you
Free account. We match you on what you have actually done.
Sign up free