Assigner vs maintenance coordinator

The differences between assigners and maintenance coordinators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an assigner and a maintenance coordinator. Additionally, a maintenance coordinator has an average salary of $44,431, which is higher than the $44,209 average annual salary of an assigner.

The top three skills for an assigner include customer satisfaction, quality service and customer orders. The most important skills for a maintenance coordinator are HVAC, plumbing, and OSHA.

Assigner vs maintenance coordinator overview

	Assigner	Maintenance Coordinator
Yearly salary	$44,209	$44,431
Hourly rate	$21.25	$21.36
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	12,175	109,456
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Assigner vs maintenance coordinator salary

Assigners and maintenance coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assigner	Maintenance Coordinator
Average salary	$44,209	$44,431
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $82,000	Between $32,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	-	Chicago, IL
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	BP America Inc
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between assigner and maintenance coordinator education

There are a few differences between an assigner and a maintenance coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Assigner	Maintenance Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Assigner vs maintenance coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between assigners' and maintenance coordinators' demographics:

	Assigner	Maintenance Coordinator
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 34.3% Female, 65.7%	Male, 69.4% Female, 30.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 4.8% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 4.5% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between assigner and maintenance coordinator duties and responsibilities

Assigner example responsibilities.

Maintain the GTD-5, DMS-100, DMS-10 , 5ESS and DCO switches.
Develop acute attention to detail and high level of dexterity require for repair of intricate mechanisms common in photographic equipment.
Provide advanced problem diagnosis, resolution and follow-up for inbound telephone customer report issues and initiated/implement appropriate changes as necessary.

Maintenance coordinator example responsibilities.

Used computerized maintenance management software (CMMS) to manage work orders, service schedules, and equipment and parts inventories.
Maintain facilities such as lights, receptacles, power panels, minor troubleshooting of HVAC units and minor plumbing repairs.
Oversee all building systems with attention to fire and life safety, energy management, HVAC, electrical and plumbing procedures.
Operate boilers and 350ton HVAC chillers and chill water cooling system.
Isolate, troubleshoot and clear multiple SONET/DWDM alarms on Fujitsu transport network equipment.
Reduce chiller energy usage by staging chillers properly: Sony have nine chillers (5,750 tons).

Assigner vs maintenance coordinator skills

Common assigner skills

Customer Satisfaction, 21%
Quality Service, 19%
Customer Orders, 18%
Provisioning, 10%
Trouble Tickets, 10%
DSL, 6%

Common maintenance coordinator skills

HVAC, 10%
Plumbing, 9%
OSHA, 8%
Good Judgment, 7%
Customer Service, 7%
Preventative Maintenance, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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