Applications technician vs set up technician

The differences between applications technicians and set up technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an applications technician and a set up technician. Additionally, an applications technician has an average salary of $87,091, which is higher than the $36,486 average annual salary of a set up technician.

The top three skills for an applications technician include troubleshoot, technical support and customer satisfaction. The most important skills for a set up technician are hand tools, CNC, and safety procedures.

Applications technician vs set up technician overview

	Applications Technician	Set Up Technician
Yearly salary	$87,091	$36,486
Hourly rate	$41.87	$17.54
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	88,812	53,072
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

What does an applications technician do?

Applications technicians are professionals who are responsible for providing technical support to the team that is involved in developing business systems applications. These technicians must possess understanding and knowledge in software applications so that they can help users by conducting software training and compiling training manuals. They are required to perform troubleshooting procedures for the propriety business applications and services of the company. Applications technicians must also conduct testing for development trials of their applications.

What does a set up technician do?

Set up technicians are skilled employees who assemble and disassemble manufacturing machines as well as perform preventative maintenance to ensure that the manufacturing firm can produce high-quality products. These technicians must inspect products so that they can locate malfunctions in machine operations and then inform their supervisor about the repairs needed. They must observe production equipment to ensure its correct operation and collaborate with the engineering team to adjust the equipment when needed. Set up technicians must also assist in teaching new operators about the firm's standard operating procedures of production equipment.

Applications technician vs set up technician salary

Applications technicians and set up technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Applications Technician	Set Up Technician
Average salary	$87,091	$36,486
Salary range	Between $59,000 And $126,000	Between $28,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	Sunnyvale, CA	Manchester, NH
Highest paying state	New Jersey	New York
Best paying company	Occidental Petroleum	Zoetis
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Professional

Differences between applications technician and set up technician education

There are a few differences between an applications technician and a set up technician in terms of educational background:

	Applications Technician	Set Up Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Applications technician vs set up technician demographics

Here are the differences between applications technicians' and set up technicians' demographics:

	Applications Technician	Set Up Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 67.7% Female, 32.3%	Male, 90.1% Female, 9.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 10.6% White, 56.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 8.9% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between applications technician and set up technician duties and responsibilities

Applications technician example responsibilities.

Manage facility projects, produce facility reports preventive maintenance, work orders and administer maintenance program using CMMS and SCADA.
Manage paperwork associate with HVAC procedures.
Apply HTML and CSS skills to modify page content and its look and feel.
Create multiple spreadsheets for database and design site using PHP, HTML, and CSS.
Participate in a Unix to Linux migration, including the coordination of user testing to ensure a smoother transition.
Verify all patient information and prepare and explain radiology examinations to patients.

Set up technician example responsibilities.

Manage daily scheduling of production workload to be setup and run on machinery.
Follow OSHA, ISO, and FDA requirement and standards
Core team member in SPC and QSI introductions.
Set up machine and facilities for UV screen coating.
Maintain running UV press, flip paper, unload orders.
Set up and maintain extrusion equipment to run at maximum efficiency.

Applications technician vs set up technician skills

Common applications technician skills

Troubleshoot, 9%
Technical Support, 9%
Customer Satisfaction, 8%
Java, 7%
Application Support, 7%
Data Entry, 4%

Common set up technician skills

Hand Tools, 8%
CNC, 6%
Safety Procedures, 5%
Quality Standards, 5%
Preventative Maintenance, 5%
Math, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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