Computer engineering technician vs network technician

The differences between computer engineering technicians and network technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a computer engineering technician and a network technician. Additionally, a computer engineering technician has an average salary of $75,071, which is higher than the $68,938 average annual salary of a network technician.

The top three skills for a computer engineering technician include technical support, DOD and CNC. The most important skills for a network technician are customer service, switches, and troubleshoot.

Computer engineering technician vs network technician overview

	Computer Engineering Technician	Network Technician
Yearly salary	$75,071	$68,938
Hourly rate	$36.09	$33.14
Growth rate	10%	5%
Number of jobs	97,057	79,712
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	42	43
Years of experience	2	2

Computer engineering technician vs network technician salary

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

	Computer Engineering Technician	Network Technician
Average salary	$75,071	$68,938
Salary range	Between $51,000 And $109,000	Between $51,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	Cupertino, CA	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	California	Hawaii
Best paying company	Apple	Apple
Best paying industry	Technology	Finance

Differences between computer engineering technician and network technician education

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

	Computer Engineering Technician	Network Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Computer Science
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	University of Pennsylvania

Computer engineering technician vs network technician demographics

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

	Computer Engineering Technician	Network Technician
Average age	42	43
Gender ratio	Male, 84.3% Female, 15.7%	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%
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, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 9.4% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	11%	9%

Differences between computer engineering technician and network technician 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.

Network technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage DHCP servers including setting up DHCP scopes, enabling DHCP clients, viewing and managing active leases.
Manage city wide IIS deployment.
Manage Virtualization system, using ESX server/client.
Install, configure and manage Symantec Antivirus on all network computers
Use Symantec BackupExec to manage and maintain all server backups and file restorations.
Manage company Cisco series routers, switches, and ASA firewall integrate into MPLS network.

Computer engineering technician vs network technician skills

Common computer engineering technician skills

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

Common network technician skills

Customer Service, 9%
Switches, 6%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Routers, 4%
Lan Wan, 3%
Lan, 3%

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