Circulation technician vs technician

The differences between circulation technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a circulation technician, becoming a technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a technician has an average salary of $38,045, which is higher than the $24,904 average annual salary of a circulation technician.

The top three skills for a circulation technician include customer service, student assistants and front desk. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Circulation technician vs technician overview

	Circulation Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$24,904	$38,045
Hourly rate	$11.97	$18.29
Growth rate	-4%	1%
Number of jobs	5,355	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	50	40
Years of experience	12	2

Circulation technician vs technician salary

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

	Circulation Technician	Technician
Average salary	$24,904	$38,045
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $32,000	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 circulation technician and technician education

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

	Circulation Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	English	Business
Most common college	Duke University	-

Circulation technician vs technician demographics

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

	Circulation Technician	Technician
Average age	50	40
Gender ratio	Male, 46.2% Female, 53.8%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 4.8% White, 64.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	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	11%	2%

Differences between circulation technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Circulation technician example responsibilities.

Provide cataloging services, including indexing, assigning metadata, classification and subject heading application using the standard thesaurus of terms.
Develop library collection materials for young adults including award-winning non-fiction and fiction titles.

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.

Circulation technician vs technician skills

Common circulation technician skills

Customer Service, 58%
Student Assistants, 17%
Front Desk, 14%
Library Cards, 12%

Common technician skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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