Civil Engineer vs Quality Engineer

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Pay

Civil Engineer

$105,000 typical, a year

Most Civil Engineers earn $88,000 to $122,500 a year.

From 1,684 postings that list pay

6,198 open jobs now

Civil Engineer salaries Civil Engineer jobs

Quality Engineer

$108,800 typical, a year

Most Quality Engineers earn $93,000 to $131,300 a year.

From 2,187 postings that list pay

4,529 open jobs now

Quality Engineer salaries Quality Engineer jobs

Quality Engineers typically earn about $3,800 more a year than Civil Engineers.

What each one does

Civil Engineer

  • Prepare civil engineering designs, construction plans, and technical documents for land development projects.
  • Develop and revise engineering drawings using AutoCAD Civil 3D.
  • Perform site layout, grading, drainage, roadway, and utility design.
  • Prepare engineering calculations related to stormwater management, erosion and sediment control, and site development.
  • Assist with preparing technical reports, permit applications, and supporting engineering documentation.
  • Review design requirements, identify potential conflicts, and recommend practical solutions.

Summed up from 30 job postings

Quality Engineer

  • Investigate and resolve quality issues using root cause analysis tools.
  • Monitor and analyze quality data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
  • Develop and implement quality plans, procedures, and control plans.
  • Conduct audits to ensure compliance with quality standards and regulations.
  • Support new product launches and design verification activities.
  • Train team members on quality systems, methods, and tools.

Summed up from 30 job postings

Skills employers ask for

Civil Engineer

Asked for in both

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering 4 in 10 postings
  • Microsoft Office 2 in 10 postings

More common in Civil Engineer postings

  • Civil Engineering 7 in 10 postings
  • Civil 3D 5 in 10 postings
  • AutoCAD 5 in 10 postings
  • Professional Engineer (PE) License 3 in 10 postings
  • MicroStation 3 in 10 postings
  • OpenRoads 2 in 10 postings
  • Stormwater Management 2 in 10 postings
  • Land Development 2 in 10 postings

Quality Engineer

Asked for in both

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering 4 in 10 postings
  • Microsoft Office 2 in 10 postings

More common in Quality Engineer postings

  • Root Cause Analysis 4 in 10 postings
  • Quality Engineering 3 in 10 postings
  • Six Sigma 3 in 10 postings
  • Quality Systems 3 in 10 postings
  • ISO-9001 3 in 10 postings
  • Supplier Quality 2 in 10 postings
  • FMEA 2 in 10 postings
  • Process Improvement 2 in 10 postings

Out of each role's current postings.

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