Boiler technician vs technician

The differences between boiler technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a boiler technician and a technician. Additionally, a boiler technician has an average salary of $45,568, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a boiler technician include steam boilers, HVAC and hand tools. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Boiler technician vs technician overview

	Boiler Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$45,568	$38,045
Hourly rate	$21.91	$18.29
Growth rate	4%	1%
Number of jobs	6,753	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	50	40
Years of experience	2	2

Boiler technician vs technician salary

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

	Boiler Technician	Technician
Average salary	$45,568	$38,045
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $66,000	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 boiler technician and technician education

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

	Boiler Technician	Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Engineering	Business
Most common college	-	-

Boiler technician vs technician demographics

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

	Boiler Technician	Technician
Average age	50	40
Gender ratio	Male, 96.4% Female, 3.6%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 7.8% White, 59.5% 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	4%	2%

Differences between boiler technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Boiler technician example responsibilities.

Wire panels, install conduit, replace fixtures and some PLC experience.
Help the HVAC install roof top units and replace fans, motors, compressors.
Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on blowers, pumps, valves, and compressors.
Experience in the planned repair of water tube boilers, feed pumps, and forced-draft blowers.
Do fabrications on other plant equipment such as evaporators, hot breaks, conveyers and condensers.
Serve as a part-time technician performing various plumbing duties such as installation and repair of sewer drain lines and water lines.

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.

Boiler technician vs technician skills

Common boiler technician skills

Steam Boilers, 13%
HVAC, 8%
Hand Tools, 6%
Mechanical Systems, 5%
Plumbing, 5%
Preventive Maintenance, 5%

Common technician skills

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