Calibration specialist vs ie technician

The differences between calibration specialists and ie 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 specialist and an ie technician. Additionally, an ie technician has an average salary of $67,439, which is higher than the $66,759 average annual salary of a calibration specialist.

The top three skills for a calibration specialist include test equipment, laboratory equipment and calibration procedures. The most important skills for an ie technician are PLC, electrical equipment, and control systems.

Calibration specialist vs ie technician overview

	Calibration Specialist	IE Technician
Yearly salary	$66,759	$67,439
Hourly rate	$32.10	$32.42
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	17,472	28,129
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Associate Degree, 58%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Calibration specialist vs ie technician salary

Calibration specialists and ie technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Calibration Specialist	IE Technician
Average salary	$66,759	$67,439
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $118,000	Between $49,000 And $91,000
Highest paying City	West Hartford, CT	-
Highest paying state	Virginia	-
Best paying company	General Motors	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between calibration specialist and ie technician education

There are a few differences between a calibration specialist and an ie technician in terms of educational background:

	Calibration Specialist	IE Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Associate Degree, 58%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	Northeastern University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Calibration specialist vs ie technician demographics

Here are the differences between calibration specialists' and ie technicians' demographics:

	Calibration Specialist	IE Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 81.2% Female, 18.8%	Male, 96.2% Female, 3.8%
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 specialist and ie technician duties and responsibilities

Calibration specialist example responsibilities.

Accomplish team sales of 464K in clinical chemistry and hematology instrumentation.
Develop and implement GMP compliant calibration program for the company.
Maintain compliance with FDA by practicing c-GMP/c-GLP.
Assure that all GMP equipment is calibrated and operate within their design specifications.
Assist a site team with remediation activities in response to an FDA directive.
Utilize various automate test equipment, including meters, oscilloscopes, frequency counters, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators.

Ie technician example responsibilities.

Lead a team of 10 engineers to develop an infrare telescope that are launched on the NASA high-altitude balloonproject BRRISON/BOPPS.
Programme, configure, and commission a variety of EFM's, RTU's and controls equipment.
Check and calibrate, trouble shooting and repairing instrumentation and electrical equipment, PLC Allen Bradley programming, operation support.
Focus on SCADA instrumentation and electrical systems to monitor plant operations.
Perform cause and effect testing to HMI.
Used a laptop computer running Rockwell software.

Calibration specialist vs ie technician skills

Common calibration specialist skills

Test Equipment, 15%
Laboratory Equipment, 12%
Calibration Procedures, 9%
ISO, 7%
GMP, 7%
RF, 6%

Common ie technician skills

PLC, 9%
Electrical Equipment, 8%
Control Systems, 8%
Transmitters, 6%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%
Analyzers, 4%