Collision repair technician vs technician

The differences between collision repair technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a collision repair technician has an average salary of $43,760, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a collision repair technician include body shop, collision repair and ASE. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Collision repair technician vs technician overview

	Collision Repair Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$43,760	$38,045
Hourly rate	$21.04	$18.29
Growth rate	3%	1%
Number of jobs	45,740	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	44	40
Years of experience	-	2

Collision repair technician vs technician salary

Collision repair technicians and technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Collision Repair Technician	Technician
Average salary	$43,760	$38,045
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $65,000	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 collision repair technician and technician education

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

	Collision Repair Technician	Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Automotive Technology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Collision repair technician vs technician demographics

Here are the differences between collision repair technicians' and technicians' demographics:

	Collision Repair Technician	Technician
Average age	44	40
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.7% 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	4%	2%

Differences between collision repair technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Collision repair technician example responsibilities.

Provide consistent sheet metal reconstruction, repair, rust and car component removal to OEM.
Develop acute attention to detail and high level of dexterity require for repair of intricate mechanisms common in photographic equipment.
Enter invoices electronically using CCC one and store invoices inside their specific file.

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.

Collision repair technician vs technician skills

Common collision repair technician skills

Body Shop, 22%
Collision Repair, 16%
ASE, 16%
Auto Body Repair, 7%
Repair Vehicles, 6%
Repair Procedures, 4%

Common technician skills

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

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