Chief electronic technician vs work center supervisor

The differences between chief electronic technicians and work center supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a chief electronic technician and a work center supervisor. Additionally, a work center supervisor has an average salary of $47,514, which is higher than the $43,170 average annual salary of a chief electronic technician.

The top three skills for a chief electronic technician include electronic equipment, safety procedures and operational procedures. The most important skills for a work center supervisor are safety procedures, maintenance procedures, and preventative maintenance.

Chief electronic technician vs work center supervisor overview

	Chief Electronic Technician	Work Center Supervisor
Yearly salary	$43,170	$47,514
Hourly rate	$20.75	$22.84
Growth rate	5%	-
Number of jobs	21,640	37,774
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	4	4

Chief electronic technician vs work center supervisor salary

Chief electronic technicians and work center supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Chief Electronic Technician	Work Center Supervisor
Average salary	$43,170	$47,514
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $59,000	Between $25,000 And $86,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between chief electronic technician and work center supervisor education

There are a few differences between a chief electronic technician and a work center supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Chief Electronic Technician	Work Center Supervisor
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Chief electronic technician vs work center supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between chief electronic technicians' and work center supervisors' demographics:

	Chief Electronic Technician	Work Center Supervisor
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 93.5% Female, 6.5%	Male, 90.7% Female, 9.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 2.1% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 2.1% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between chief electronic technician and work center supervisor duties and responsibilities

Chief electronic technician example responsibilities.

Manage an unparallele repair of COMSEC devices and provide expert technical assistance to all field commanders requesting logistics support.
Supervise junior technicians in the maintenance of shipboard and land-base radar, navigation, IFF, and communications equipment.
Train organizational personnel on how to operate, troubleshoot and repair communications equipment.
Maintain Alstom DP system and associate equipment.
Maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and install terrestrial microwave.
Perform software updates to network or COMSEC devices as needed.

Work center supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage environmental waste and safety programs in compliance with OSHA and EPA regulations.
Manage all defer maintenance to include MEL, DMI, NEF, and CDL items.
Monitor and manage highly advance electronic sonar equipment ensuring the safety of the newest, most advance submarine in the world.
Lead sonar submarine warfare combat operations in a tense environment using advance technological devices.
Implement DOM processes and policies.
Assist DOM with conformity inspections.

Chief electronic technician vs work center supervisor skills

Common chief electronic technician skills

Electronic Equipment, 12%
Safety Procedures, 10%
Operational Procedures, 9%
Rig, 5%
Computer System, 4%
Control Systems, 4%

Common work center supervisor skills

Safety Procedures, 18%
Maintenance Procedures, 11%
Preventative Maintenance, 10%
Corrective Maintenance, 6%
Electrical Equipment, 3%
Maintenance Actions, 3%

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