Brick mason vs information systems technician

The differences between brick masons and information systems 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 brick mason, becoming an information systems technician takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a brick mason has an average salary of $47,311, which is higher than the $46,346 average annual salary of an information systems technician.

The top three skills for a brick mason include safety procedures, reference points and structural tile. The most important skills for an information systems technician are customer service, troubleshoot, and technical support.

Brick mason vs information systems technician overview

	Brick Mason	Information Systems Technician
Yearly salary	$47,311	$46,346
Hourly rate	$22.75	$22.28
Growth rate	-2%	10%
Number of jobs	9,328	173,424
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	6

Brick mason vs information systems technician salary

Brick masons and information systems technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Brick Mason	Information Systems Technician
Average salary	$47,311	$46,346
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $70,000	Between $28,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	Huntington Station, NY	Rahway, NJ
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	New Jersey
Best paying company	STEBBINS	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between brick mason and information systems technician education

There are a few differences between a brick mason and an information systems technician in terms of educational background:

	Brick Mason	Information Systems Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Brick mason vs information systems technician demographics

Here are the differences between brick masons' and information systems technicians' demographics:

	Brick Mason	Information Systems Technician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 95.2% Female, 4.8%	Male, 73.6% Female, 26.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 1.8% White, 61.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Asian, 12.0% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	1%	11%

Differences between brick mason and information systems technician duties and responsibilities

Brick mason example responsibilities.

Manage and run small crew to complete jobs.
Demonstrate ability to use hoes, trowels, tampers, scrappers, and concrete mixing machines professional and safe manner.
Fill expansion joints with the appropriate caulking materials.
Carpenter, masonry, framing, bricklaying, plastering, drywall, door ...
Certify in bricklaying, tile setting, terrazzo, marble, cement, etc.
Mix and apply plastering material to walls, ceilings, tape sheet rock and repair damaged sheet rock walls.

Information systems technician example responsibilities.

Manage remedy ticket queue to ensure tickets are being handle properly and resolve within SLA.
Manage independent PC repair shop, self-motivate and self-responsible.
Develop Java base IAM system components to manage security and authorizations.
Manage backups, replications and disaster recovery plans of company mission critical servers and database files to ensure redundancy.
Install and configure local and network printers along with installing corporate standardize desktop OS and software configurations.
Perform POS installs, network troubleshooting/maintenance/installation, software upgrades/validation/ migration, end user help desk support, etc.

Brick mason vs information systems technician skills

Common brick mason skills

Safety Procedures, 20%
Reference Points, 11%
Structural Tile, 8%
Construction Sites, 5%
Retaining Walls, 5%
Trowels, 5%

Common information systems technician skills

Customer Service, 14%
Troubleshoot, 8%
Technical Support, 7%
Phone Calls, 5%
Desk Support, 4%
Computer System, 3%

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