Audio-visual director vs gas technician

The differences between audio-visual directors and gas 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 audio-visual director and a gas technician. Additionally, an audio-visual director has an average salary of $102,319, which is higher than the $40,576 average annual salary of a gas technician.

The top three skills for an audio-visual director include audio visual equipment, video equipment and customer service. The most important skills for a gas technician are data collection, data entry, and control systems.

Audio-visual director vs gas technician overview

	Audio-Visual Director	Gas Technician
Yearly salary	$102,319	$40,576
Hourly rate	$49.19	$19.51
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	8,305	92,947
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	High School Diploma, 29%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Audio-visual director vs gas technician salary

Audio-visual directors and gas technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Audio-Visual Director	Gas Technician
Average salary	$102,319	$40,576
Salary range	Between $64,000 And $163,000	Between $26,000 And $61,000
Highest paying City	Boston, MA	-
Highest paying state	Rhode Island	-
Best paying company	Harvard University	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between audio-visual director and gas technician education

There are a few differences between an audio-visual director and a gas technician in terms of educational background:

	Audio-Visual Director	Gas Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	High School Diploma, 29%
Most common major	Communication	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	New Mexico State University

Audio-visual director vs gas technician demographics

Here are the differences between audio-visual directors' and gas technicians' demographics:

	Audio-Visual Director	Gas Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 84.8% Female, 15.2%	Male, 88.8% Female, 11.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 5.0% White, 62.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 5.0% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between audio-visual director and gas technician duties and responsibilities

Audio-visual director example responsibilities.

Manage, and operate more than 30 VTC suites between both countries.
Manage online presence through a variety of social media (e.g., Facebook, Blogspot, and Tumblr).
Manage the Altria corporate switchboard and the audiovisual and videoconferencing department.
Manage and execute photography projects for local, national and international clients.
Manage all security and facilities/grounds maintenance in addition to project management of recent and ongoing expansion efforts.
Mix, engineer and troubleshoot live performances.

Gas technician example responsibilities.

Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Service HVAC, gas and oil burners
Install new hardware and controls on existing and new HVAC equipment.
Complete a 300 PLC change out due to bad lot on internal processors of Allen Bradly PLCs.
Service all generator automatic starting equipment including automatic transfer switches for both emergency stand by generators and emergency fire pumps.
Install, maintain, troubleshoot and program PLC's.

Audio-visual director vs gas technician skills

Common audio-visual director skills

Audio Visual Equipment, 26%
Video Equipment, 19%
Customer Service, 9%
Sound Design, 8%
Video, 4%
Sound Effects, 4%

Common gas technician skills

Data Collection, 10%
Data Entry, 9%
Control Systems, 9%
Extraction, 9%
Landfill, 8%
CDL, 6%

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