Box office attendant vs certified medical technician

The differences between box office attendants and certified medical technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a box office attendant, becoming a certified medical technician takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a certified medical technician has an average salary of $38,859, which is higher than the $28,816 average annual salary of a box office attendant.

The top three skills for a box office attendant include POS, STARS and cash handling. The most important skills for a certified medical technician are patients, vital signs, and CPR.

Box office attendant vs certified medical technician overview

	Box Office Attendant	Certified Medical Technician
Yearly salary	$28,816	$38,859
Hourly rate	$13.85	$18.68
Growth rate	-5%	5%
Number of jobs	81,537	164,424
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Average age	47	44
Years of experience	2	12

What does a box office attendant do?

A box office attendant works at concert halls, cinemas, and sports stadiums. He/She or she is the first person that customers contact when buying tickets for plays, movies, dances, or games. Box office attendants take payments, sell tickets, and provide information to customers. They must have exceptional fiscal management skills and be good communicators along with knowledge of handling marketing tasks. They should have experience in handling computerized ticketing systems. Additionally, they should be flexible during work times.

What does a certified medical technician do?

Certified Medical Technicians are specialists in medical diagnoses by performing laboratory testing and analysis for hospitals and physicians. Their duties include lab sanitization to prepare for testing and collection, recording medical samples for testing, specimen preparation, blood drawing for donation and testing, and assisting physicians with sample collection as well as equipment handling in surgical rooms. They must also understand how to use complex and sensitive testing equipment such as cell counters, analyzers, microscopes, and centrifuges.

Box office attendant vs certified medical technician salary

Box office attendants and certified medical technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Box Office Attendant	Certified Medical Technician
Average salary	$28,816	$38,859
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $37,000	Between $28,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	Denton, TX
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Favorite Healthcare Staffing
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between box office attendant and certified medical technician education

There are a few differences between a box office attendant and a certified medical technician in terms of educational background:

	Box Office Attendant	Certified Medical Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	Western Carolina University	University of Connecticut

Box office attendant vs certified medical technician demographics

Here are the differences between box office attendants' and certified medical technicians' demographics:

	Box Office Attendant	Certified Medical Technician
Average age	47	44
Gender ratio	Male, 33.5% Female, 66.5%	Male, 20.4% Female, 79.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 7.9% White, 57.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 15.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 10.0% White, 53.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	6%	8%

Differences between box office attendant and certified medical technician duties and responsibilities

Box office attendant example responsibilities.

Assist in managing social media accounts on Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr to promote events and productions.
Manage operational FedEx relationship through order fulfillment, shipment tracking, and communication with parties involve in shipment transaction.
Learned and become fluent in ticketing program (Provenue, Archtics).
Maintain accurate patron database using Tessitura.
Create advertisements via Microsoft PowerPoint which promote upcoming concerts.
Utilize Tessitura for patron-ticketing purchases, updating constituent information, volunteer usher database and communications.

Certified medical technician example responsibilities.

Maintain the cleanliness of storage areas, trays, centrifuges, refrigerators, freezers and work area.
Administer medications to patients according to their medication record as scheduled, as needed according to physician orders.
Perform laboratory test and procedures in areas including chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, coagulation, serology, and bacteriology.
Perform first aid and apply CPR when necessary.
Perform first aid or CPR during medical emergencies until paramedics arrive.
Assist the residents in their ADL needs and prepare their meals.

Box office attendant vs certified medical technician skills

Common box office attendant skills

POS, 17%
STARS, 15%
Cash Handling, 15%
Ticket Sales, 15%
Ticket Orders, 9%
Customer Service, 5%

Common certified medical technician skills

Patients, 17%
Vital Signs, 12%
CPR, 8%
Administer Medications, 7%
Resident Care, 6%
HIPAA, 6%

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