Cartographic technician vs technician

The differences between cartographic technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cartographic technician has an average salary of $51,358, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a cartographic technician include GPS, remote sensing and digitizing. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Cartographic technician vs technician overview

	Cartographic Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$51,358	$38,045
Hourly rate	$24.69	$18.29
Growth rate	4%	1%
Number of jobs	10,098	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	44	40
Years of experience	-	2

Cartographic technician vs technician salary

Cartographic technicians and technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cartographic Technician	Technician
Average salary	$51,358	$38,045
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $78,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between cartographic technician and technician education

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

	Cartographic Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Geography	Business
Most common college	University of Florida	-

Cartographic technician vs technician demographics

Here are the differences between cartographic technicians' and technicians' demographics:

	Cartographic Technician	Technician
Average age	44	40
Gender ratio	Male, 66.7% Female, 33.3%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.6% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.3% Asian, 3.2% White, 74.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	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 cartographic technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Cartographic technician example responsibilities.

Manage and distribute cad standards to contributing design consultants and assist with any design issues as necessary.
Conduct individual ArcView, ArcInfo and GPS training for resource specialists.
Form part of a LiDAR data extraction team that collect surface and planimetric data.
Train NPS seasonal employees in the use of GPS equipment, theory and proper field collection techniques.
Field survey culvert locations as part of the LiDAR Hydrography update.
Lead a multi-department utilities & infrastructure mapping project using ESRI's geodatabase model.

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.

Cartographic technician vs technician skills

Common cartographic technician skills

GPS, 13%
Remote Sensing, 10%
Digitizing, 9%
Real Estate, 8%
ArcGIS, 7%
Federal Agencies, 5%

Common technician skills

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