Computer engineering technician vs set up technician

The differences between computer engineering technicians and set up 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 set up technician. Additionally, a computer engineering technician has an average salary of $75,071, which is higher than the $36,486 average annual salary of a set up technician.

The top three skills for a computer engineering technician include technical support, DOD and CNC. The most important skills for a set up technician are hand tools, CNC, and safety procedures.

Computer engineering technician vs set up technician overview

	Computer Engineering Technician	Set Up Technician
Yearly salary	$75,071	$36,486
Hourly rate	$36.09	$17.54
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	97,057	53,072
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Computer engineering technician vs set up technician salary

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

	Computer Engineering Technician	Set Up Technician
Average salary	$75,071	$36,486
Salary range	Between $51,000 And $109,000	Between $28,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	Cupertino, CA	Manchester, NH
Highest paying state	California	New York
Best paying company	Apple	Zoetis
Best paying industry	Technology	Professional

Differences between computer engineering technician and set up technician education

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

	Computer Engineering Technician	Set Up Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	-

Computer engineering technician vs set up technician demographics

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

	Computer Engineering Technician	Set Up Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 84.3% Female, 15.7%	Male, 90.1% Female, 9.9%
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, 10.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 8.9% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between computer engineering technician and set up 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.

Set up technician example responsibilities.

Manage daily scheduling of production workload to be setup and run on machinery.
Follow OSHA, ISO, and FDA requirement and standards
Core team member in SPC and QSI introductions.
Set up machine and facilities for UV screen coating.
Maintain running UV press, flip paper, unload orders.
Set up and maintain extrusion equipment to run at maximum efficiency.

Computer engineering technician vs set up technician skills

Common computer engineering technician skills

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

Common set up technician skills

Hand Tools, 8%
CNC, 6%
Safety Procedures, 5%
Quality Standards, 5%
Preventative Maintenance, 5%
Math, 4%

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