Broadband technician vs outside plant technician

The differences between broadband technicians and outside plant technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an outside plant technician has an average salary of $42,451, which is higher than the $41,187 average annual salary of a broadband technician.

The top three skills for a broadband technician include broadband, work ethic and TV. The most important skills for an outside plant technician are ladders, outside plant, and CDL.

Broadband technician vs outside plant technician overview

	Broadband Technician	Outside Plant Technician
Yearly salary	$41,187	$42,451
Hourly rate	$19.80	$20.41
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	108,109	67,234
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	Associate Degree, 38%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Broadband technician vs outside plant technician salary

Broadband technicians and outside plant technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Broadband Technician	Outside Plant Technician
Average salary	$41,187	$42,451
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $52,000	Between $29,000 And $61,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between broadband technician and outside plant technician education

There are a few differences between a broadband technician and an outside plant technician in terms of educational background:

	Broadband Technician	Outside Plant Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	Associate Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	New York University	Stanford University

Broadband technician vs outside plant technician demographics

Here are the differences between broadband technicians' and outside plant technicians' demographics:

	Broadband Technician	Outside Plant Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 93.8% Female, 6.2%	Male, 96.8% Female, 3.2%
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, 14.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 6.2% White, 56.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between broadband technician and outside plant 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.

Outside plant technician example responsibilities.

Manage and administer documentation of OSP fiber optic plant in support of customer projects, network planning, and municipality requirements.
Move and/or lift items such as ladders, tools, air tanks, cable reels, and test equipment
Install residential and business telephone lines, including premise CAT5 wiring and jack work.
Perform construction work such as digging holes, installing inner duct in various types of conduit systems and open excavations.
Organize projects that include open excavations, placing cables, air pipes and inner duct in various types of conduit systems.
Install and repair T1 and T3 systems.

Broadband technician vs outside plant technician skills

Common broadband technician skills

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

Common outside plant technician skills

Ladders, 10%
Outside Plant, 10%
CDL, 8%
Test Equipment, 6%
Safety Procedures, 6%
OSHA, 5%

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