Generally, an engineer has a university education and works on more sophisticated and electronic equipment, while a mechanic is generally trained in a vocational school and works on heavier, sometimes simpler, machinery.
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CliveHi,Very generally speaking, an engineer holds a much higher position, requiring university education.eg An automotive engineer can design and supervise the building of a new kind of car, but a mechanic con only repair and maintain it.Clivethank for ur kind,wonderful answews. i'm from Korea. as you know i'm not good at using English. but i'll learn ...^^