Broadband technician vs central office technician

The differences between broadband technicians and central office technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a broadband technician has an average salary of $41,187, which is higher than the $39,043 average annual salary of a central office technician.

The top three skills for a broadband technician include broadband, work ethic and TV. The most important skills for a central office technician are fiber optic cables, switches, and T1.

Broadband technician vs central office technician overview

	Broadband Technician	Central Office Technician
Yearly salary	$41,187	$39,043
Hourly rate	$19.80	$18.77
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	108,109	79,138
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	Associate Degree, 41%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Broadband technician vs central office technician salary

Broadband technicians and central office technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Broadband Technician	Central Office Technician
Average salary	$41,187	$39,043
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $52,000	Between $24,000 And $63,000
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Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between broadband technician and central office technician education

There are a few differences between a broadband technician and a central office technician in terms of educational background:

	Broadband Technician	Central Office Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	Associate Degree, 41%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	New York University	University of Pennsylvania

Broadband technician vs central office technician demographics

Here are the differences between broadband technicians' and central office technicians' demographics:

	Broadband Technician	Central Office Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 93.8% Female, 6.2%	Male, 79.5% Female, 20.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.7% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 6.6% White, 58.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 13.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 7.3% White, 58.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between broadband technician and central office technician duties and responsibilities

Broadband technician example responsibilities.

Manage telecommunications installation and repair for hospital Nortel network.
Audit cable lines and be in accordance to OSHA standards.
Respond to repair service calls to troubleshoot and resolve installation issues.
Install and configure communications racks with assort patch panels, routers, radios, and power assemblages.
Design homes and businesses up to 700 RF connections and 200 Ethernet connections plus large scale 80211 (Wi-Fi).
Work with coax and ethernet phone lines.

Central office technician example responsibilities.

Manage assigned Ericsson AXE patch upgrades and retrofits for all AXE sites.
Assist in managing CDMA network, Voice/EVDO circuit's layouts, CDM circuit inventory and roll over's for cell sites.
Install all Nortel DMS series equipment.
Operate power-meters, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, and various RF test equipment.
Install and troubleshoot telecommunications circuits and devices including legacy, asynchronous, SONET, and Ethernet equipment.
Associate duties include running cable, lacing, stitching, wire wrapping, mounting bays, etc.

Broadband technician vs central office technician skills

Common broadband technician skills

Broadband, 22%
Work Ethic, 7%
TV, 7%
Ladders, 5%
Electronic Devices, 5%
OSHA, 4%

Common central office technician skills

Fiber Optic Cables, 8%
Switches, 7%
T1, 5%
Provisioning, 5%
DS3, 4%
IP, 4%

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