Controls Engineer vs Surveyor
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Pay
Controls Engineer
$117,000 typical, a year
Most Controls Engineers earn $97,500 to $137,100 a year.
From 1,243 postings that list pay
3,390 open jobs now
Surveyor
$75,900 typical, a year
Most Surveyors earn $62,500 to $95,000 a year.
From 334 postings that list pay
1,403 open jobs now
Controls Engineers typically earn about $41,100 more a year than Surveyors.
What each one does
Controls Engineer
- Program and configure PLC systems to control automated equipment.
- Design electrical schematics and control panel drawings.
- Troubleshoot and repair mechanical and electrical equipment.
- Create bills of materials for control system components.
- Test and debug automation systems before and after installation.
- Lead factory and site acceptance testing of systems.
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
Controls Engineer
More common in Controls Engineer postings
- Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) 4 in 10 postings
- Controls Engineering 3 in 10 postings
- Electrical Engineering 3 in 10 postings
- SCADA Systems 3 in 10 postings
- PLC Programming 2 in 10 postings
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering 2 in 10 postings
- Allen-Bradley 2 in 10 postings
- Commissioning 2 in 10 postings
- Industrial Automation 2 in 10 postings
- Modbus 2 in 10 postings
Surveyor
More common in Surveyor postings
- Surveying 7 in 10 postings
- Total Station 5 in 10 postings
- Driver's License 4 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 2 in 10 postings
- High School Diploma 2 in 10 postings
- Professional Surveyor License 2 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Controls Engineer
Senior Controls Engineer
Globe MachinePay not stated Tacoma, WA, USAutoCADStudio5000PLC ProgrammingPneumaticCommissioning +8- Pay not stated Herndon, Virginia, USAAWSElectrical SchematicsRoot Cause AnalysisChange ManagementLow Voltage Systems +7
- Pay not stated Coyanosa, Texas, USAAWSElectrical SchematicsBACnetRoot Cause AnalysisCommissioning +11
Surveyor
Land Survey Analyst
Kimley-HornPay not stated Houston, Texas OnsiteAutoCADALTA NSPS Survey StandardsSurveyingCivil 3DSubdivision Record PlatsConstruction Surveyor
SpaceXPay not stated Starbase, TXLeicaAutoCADGPSGeographic Information Systems (GIS)Trimble +3Professional Land Surveyor
Blew & Associates, P.A.Pay not stated Newark, New Jersey, United StatesAutoCADProfessional Surveyor LicenseSurveying
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