Calibration laboratory technician vs senior electronics technician

The differences between calibration laboratory technicians and senior electronics technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a calibration laboratory technician and a senior electronics technician. Additionally, a senior electronics technician has an average salary of $61,776, which is higher than the $36,454 average annual salary of a calibration laboratory technician.

The top three skills for a calibration laboratory technician include calibration procedures, RF and calipers. The most important skills for a senior electronics technician are RF, technical support, and analog.

Calibration laboratory technician vs senior electronics technician overview

	Calibration Laboratory Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Yearly salary	$36,454	$61,776
Hourly rate	$17.53	$29.70
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	45,783	68,281
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 54%	Associate Degree, 58%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Calibration laboratory technician vs senior electronics technician salary

Calibration laboratory technicians and senior electronics technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Calibration Laboratory Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Average salary	$36,454	$61,776
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $53,000	Between $44,000 And $85,000
Highest paying City	-	Pleasanton, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Halliburton
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between calibration laboratory technician and senior electronics technician education

There are a few differences between a calibration laboratory technician and a senior electronics technician in terms of educational background:

	Calibration Laboratory Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 54%	Associate Degree, 58%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Northeastern University	Northeastern University

Calibration laboratory technician vs senior electronics technician demographics

Here are the differences between calibration laboratory technicians' and senior electronics technicians' demographics:

	Calibration Laboratory Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 82.6% Female, 17.4%	Male, 94.6% Female, 5.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 8.0% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 8.0% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between calibration laboratory technician and senior electronics technician duties and responsibilities

Calibration laboratory technician example responsibilities.

Lead aerobic, anaerobic and UV light testing, chemical residue testing and centrifuge to separate chemicals from water.
Instruct and advise in any matter concerning electronic or physical dimensional item use, repair and metrology.
Calibrate and repair hand tools by NIST standards.
Measure parts to within specifications, using micrometers and other precision instruments.
Execute and analyze tests in areas including chemistry, hematology and urinalysis to aid physicians in diagnosing and treating disease.
Perform routine specimen processing, analysis and resulting of hematology, microbiology, chemistry, urinalysis, serology and blood samples.

Senior electronics technician example responsibilities.

Manage and ensure preventative maintenance, safety, and OSHA compliance programs are meet.
Analyze, and troubleshoot analog, digital, audio, and RF circuits to component level in telephone circuit boards.
Work to ensure compliance with all OSHA, ISO, cGMP and FDA standards.
Experience using oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers to measure and interpret transmitter system operating parameters.
Perform alignments using network analyzers, scalar analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes.
Train on ISO and IPC.

Calibration laboratory technician vs senior electronics technician skills

Common calibration laboratory technician skills

Calibration Procedures, 12%
RF, 10%
Calipers, 8%
Metrology, 8%
Laboratory Equipment, 7%
Micrometers, 7%

Common senior electronics technician skills

RF, 9%
Technical Support, 5%
Analog, 5%
Ac, 4%
Dc, 4%
Oscilloscopes, 4%

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