Cell phone technician vs outside plant technician

The differences between cell phone 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 $37,102 average annual salary of a cell phone technician.

The top three skills for a cell phone technician include customer service, LCD and tablets. The most important skills for an outside plant technician are ladders, outside plant, and CDL.

Cell phone technician vs outside plant technician overview

	Cell Phone Technician	Outside Plant Technician
Yearly salary	$37,102	$42,451
Hourly rate	$17.84	$20.41
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	109,510	67,234
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	Associate Degree, 38%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Cell phone technician vs outside plant technician salary

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

	Cell Phone Technician	Outside Plant Technician
Average salary	$37,102	$42,451
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $48,000	Between $29,000 And $61,000
Highest paying City	Stockton, CA	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Assurant	-
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between cell phone technician and outside plant technician education

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

	Cell Phone Technician	Outside Plant Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	Associate Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	New York University	Stanford University

Cell phone technician vs outside plant technician demographics

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

	Cell Phone Technician	Outside Plant Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 70.9% Female, 29.1%	Male, 96.8% Female, 3.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 6.3% White, 58.6% 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 cell phone technician and outside plant technician duties and responsibilities

Cell phone technician example responsibilities.

Manage configurations, deployment, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of Cisco VoIP phones and soft phones.
know how to fix all kinds of cellphone iphone android htc etc ..... laptop desktop ...
Repair disabled phone lines throughout campus.instal Voice over IP phones for LSU professors and employees.
Repair multiple apple and android devicesreplace charge ports, screens, and heaphone jacksplace orders for OEM replacement parts
Maintain, troubleshoot and upgrade cell site equipment, perform drive tests and other measurements for cell sites.
Install various equipment, cabinetry, duct work for HVAC and electrical systems prior to shelter finish work and completion.

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.

Cell phone technician vs outside plant technician skills

Common cell phone technician skills

Customer Service, 25%
LCD, 12%
Tablets, 8%
Cell Phone Repair, 6%
Electronic Devices, 5%
Android, 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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