Bindery technician vs technician

The differences between bindery technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a bindery technician, becoming a technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a technician has an average salary of $38,045, which is higher than the $32,090 average annual salary of a bindery technician.

The top three skills for a bindery technician include stitching, collating and bindery equipment. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Bindery technician vs technician overview

	Bindery Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$32,090	$38,045
Hourly rate	$15.43	$18.29
Growth rate	10%	1%
Number of jobs	24,366	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	49	40
Years of experience	4	2

Bindery technician vs technician salary

Bindery technicians and technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bindery Technician	Technician
Average salary	$32,090	$38,045
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between bindery technician and technician education

There are a few differences between a bindery technician and a technician in terms of educational background:

	Bindery Technician	Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bindery technician vs technician demographics

Here are the differences between bindery technicians' and technicians' demographics:

	Bindery Technician	Technician
Average age	49	40
Gender ratio	Male, 69.7% Female, 30.3%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 8.8% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 4.9% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	8%	2%

Differences between bindery technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Bindery technician example responsibilities.

Lead a 10 man department, run team meetings, and process their yearly reviews.
Operate the cutter, padding press, folder and collating machine.
Copy printed material on a very large copy machine that do copying, collating, and stapling.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
Perform installation, support, and service on Lexmark and Hewlett Packard laser printers predominately for automotive dealerships.

Technician example responsibilities.

Achieve multiple ASE certifications within first year of employment.
Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
Manage telecommunications installation and repair for hospital Nortel network.
Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Manage, troubleshot and repair multiple wireless technologies including fiber optic transmission switches.
Install peripherals including printers, fax machines, scanners, and smartphones.

Bindery technician vs technician skills

Common bindery technician skills

Stitching, 30%
Collating, 20%
Bindery Equipment, 12%
RAN, 9%
Troubleshoot, 8%
Equipment Operation, 6%

Common technician skills

Patients, 16%
Customer Service, 14%
Patient Care, 8%
Hand Tools, 6%
Diagnosis, 5%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%