Assistant plant control operator vs power technician

The differences between assistant plant control operators and power technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a power technician has an average salary of $57,396, which is higher than the $48,857 average annual salary of an assistant plant control operator.

The top three skills for an assistant plant control operator include plant equipment, and . The most important skills for a power technician are OSHA, hand tools, and PLC.

Assistant plant control operator vs power technician overview

	Assistant Plant Control Operator	Power Technician
Yearly salary	$48,857	$57,396
Hourly rate	$23.49	$27.59
Growth rate	-15%	-15%
Number of jobs	64,038	26,150
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 50%	Associate Degree, 32%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Assistant plant control operator vs power technician salary

Assistant plant control operators and power technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant Plant Control Operator	Power Technician
Average salary	$48,857	$57,396
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $66,000	Between $32,000 And $101,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between assistant plant control operator and power technician education

There are a few differences between an assistant plant control operator and a power technician in terms of educational background:

	Assistant Plant Control Operator	Power Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 50%	Associate Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Assistant plant control operator vs power technician demographics

Here are the differences between assistant plant control operators' and power technicians' demographics:

	Assistant Plant Control Operator	Power Technician
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 81.0% Female, 19.0%	Male, 95.1% Female, 4.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.0% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% Asian, 1.3% White, 79.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.6%	Black or African American, 6.1% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% Asian, 1.5% White, 76.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.4%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between assistant plant control operator and power technician duties and responsibilities

Assistant plant control operator example responsibilities.

Coordinate and manage annual physical inventory as well as inventory valuation in accordance with Canadian GAAP.
Lead operations finance team to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting and costing consistent with internal policy and SOX requirements.
Lead operations finance team to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting and costing consistent with internal policy and SOX requirements.

Power technician example responsibilities.

Perform trouble shooting of equipment such as rectifiers, disconnects and battery plants.
Specialize in maintenance testing and repair of automatic transfer switches, low and medium voltage distribution equipment.
Repair automatic transfer switches at different sites throughout the state.
Install alternating current applications such as rectifiers, environmental circuits, etc.
Install, configure and troubleshoot LTE, UMTS wireless systems on ATT and Verizon network.
Perform installation, upgrades and reconfiguration to integrate UMTS 850/1900 and LTE 700/1900/AWS into existing UMTS/CDMA sites.

Assistant plant control operator vs power technician skills

Common assistant plant control operator skills

Plant Equipment, 100%

Common power technician skills

OSHA, 17%
Hand Tools, 12%
PLC, 10%
Electrical Distribution, 8%
A/C, 6%
Safety Procedures, 5%

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