Civil technician vs technician

The differences between civil technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 8-10 years to become a civil technician, becoming a technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a civil technician has an average salary of $55,480, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a civil technician include hand tools, RF and GPS. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Civil technician vs technician overview

	Civil Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$55,480	$38,045
Hourly rate	$26.67	$18.29
Growth rate	-	1%
Number of jobs	14,681	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	45	40
Years of experience	10	2

Civil technician vs technician salary

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

	Civil Technician	Technician
Average salary	$55,480	$38,045
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $75,000	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 civil technician and technician education

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

	Civil Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Business
Most common college	San Diego State University	-

Civil technician vs technician demographics

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

	Civil Technician	Technician
Average age	45	40
Gender ratio	Male, 85.5% Female, 14.5%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 7.5% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	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	6%	2%

Differences between civil technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Civil technician example responsibilities.

Operate MDTs and GPS units.
Test asphalt for nuclear density.
Install all RF equipment as needed on site.
Review RFDS and other RF engineering documents to determine construct-ability and develop SOW/OOM/BOM.
Survey by using GPS and total station systems to get elevations and layouts for projects.
Convert old rasterize substation drawings back into scalable vector format with various AutoDesk programs.

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.

Civil technician vs technician skills

Common civil technician skills

Hand Tools, 38%
RF, 20%
GPS, 10%
Data Collection, 10%
Civil Engineering, 6%
DOT, 4%

Common technician skills

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