Computer engineering technician vs computer analyst

The differences between computer engineering technicians and computer analysts can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a computer engineering technician, becoming a computer analyst takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a computer analyst has an average salary of $75,852, which is higher than the $75,071 average annual salary of a computer engineering technician.

The top three skills for a computer engineering technician include technical support, DOD and CNC. The most important skills for a computer analyst are computer system, troubleshoot, and C++.

Computer engineering technician vs computer analyst overview

	Computer Engineering Technician	Computer Analyst
Yearly salary	$75,071	$75,852
Hourly rate	$36.09	$36.47
Growth rate	10%	9%
Number of jobs	97,057	75,369
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	42	43
Years of experience	2	6

Computer engineering technician vs computer analyst salary

Computer engineering technicians and computer analysts have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Computer Engineering Technician	Computer Analyst
Average salary	$75,071	$75,852
Salary range	Between $51,000 And $109,000	Between $57,000 And $99,000
Highest paying City	Cupertino, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	California	Washington
Best paying company	Apple	Citi
Best paying industry	Technology	Technology

Differences between computer engineering technician and computer analyst education

There are a few differences between a computer engineering technician and a computer analyst in terms of educational background:

	Computer Engineering Technician	Computer Analyst
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Computer Science
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Stanford University

Computer engineering technician vs computer analyst demographics

Here are the differences between computer engineering technicians' and computer analysts' demographics:

	Computer Engineering Technician	Computer Analyst
Average age	42	43
Gender ratio	Male, 84.3% Female, 15.7%	Male, 71.4% Female, 28.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 13.8% White, 53.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.0% Asian, 14.6% White, 59.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	8%

Differences between computer engineering technician and computer analyst duties and responsibilities

Computer engineering technician example responsibilities.

Manage inventory and maintenance of POS equipment for retail locations including major corporations.
Set up PCs, laptops, tablets.
Configure PCs and establish DSL link.
Used Altiris software to remotely troubleshoot various PC, Macintosh, network and printer issues.
Prepare new & maintain existing workstations, set up printers & projectors, cleaning, painting and plumbing.
Engineer test next-generation printers including printer firmware upgrades, speed testing, toner-yield testing, power cycling, etc.

Computer analyst example responsibilities.

Manage and create custom DNS for customers.
Manage technology deployment of major projects implementing select solutions using ITIL practices.
Serve as systems and network administrator managing hundreds of distribute Linux computers across campuses.
Manage inventory of forensic hardware and software utilities of forensic laboratory as well as maintaining forensic workstations and laboratory LAN.
Support OS environment, mainframe environment and PC's.
Schedule jobs, write Unix and Linux shell scripts, develop standards.

Computer engineering technician vs computer analyst skills

Common computer engineering technician skills

Technical Support, 13%
DOD, 13%
CNC, 9%
OS, 9%
Linux, 8%
Java, 7%

Common computer analyst skills

Computer System, 8%
Troubleshoot, 7%
C++, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
Linux, 5%
Technical Support, 5%

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