Carpet cleaning technician vs technician

The differences between carpet cleaning technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a technician has an average salary of $38,045, which is higher than the $33,139 average annual salary of a carpet cleaning technician.

The top three skills for a carpet cleaning technician include upholstery, customer service and cleanliness. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Carpet cleaning technician vs technician overview

	Carpet Cleaning Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$33,139	$38,045
Hourly rate	$15.93	$18.29
Growth rate	4%	1%
Number of jobs	64,053	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	49	40
Years of experience	-	2

Carpet cleaning technician vs technician salary

Carpet cleaning technicians and technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Carpet Cleaning Technician	Technician
Average salary	$33,139	$38,045
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $42,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	Boston, MA	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Hawaii
Best paying company	Sears Holdings	Microsoft
Best paying industry	Retail	Telecommunication

Differences between carpet cleaning technician and technician education

There are a few differences between a carpet cleaning technician and a technician in terms of educational background:

	Carpet Cleaning Technician	Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Carpet cleaning technician vs technician demographics

Here are the differences between carpet cleaning technicians' and technicians' demographics:

	Carpet Cleaning Technician	Technician
Average age	49	40
Gender ratio	Male, 94.0% Female, 6.0%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 58.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 4.9% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	5%	2%

Differences between carpet cleaning technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Carpet cleaning technician example responsibilities.

Certify by iicrc in wtr restoration.
Provide quality carpet and upholstery cleaning services to residential and commercial clients.
Skil at providing quality carpet and upholstery cleaning as well as fire/water restoration service to customers.
Supervise the areas of demolition and renovation to ensure quality control are established and maintain above satisfactory level.
Complete carpet/upholstery cleaning within IICRC guidelines.

Technician example responsibilities.

Achieve multiple ASE certifications within first year of employment.
Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
Manage telecommunications installation and repair for hospital Nortel network.
Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Manage, troubleshot and repair multiple wireless technologies including fiber optic transmission switches.
Install peripherals including printers, fax machines, scanners, and smartphones.

Carpet cleaning technician vs technician skills

Common carpet cleaning technician skills

Upholstery, 23%
Customer Service, 20%
Cleanliness, 14%
Work Ethic, 10%
Clean Carpets, 5%
Air Ducts, 5%

Common technician skills

Patients, 16%
Customer Service, 14%
Patient Care, 8%
Hand Tools, 6%
Diagnosis, 5%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%

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