Computer engineering technician vs student technician

The differences between computer engineering technicians and student 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 student technician. Additionally, a computer engineering technician has an average salary of $75,071, which is higher than the $28,926 average annual salary of a student technician.

The top three skills for a computer engineering technician include technical support, DOD and CNC. The most important skills for a student technician are java, javascript, and SQL.

Computer engineering technician vs student technician overview

	Computer Engineering Technician	Student Technician
Yearly salary	$75,071	$28,926
Hourly rate	$36.09	$13.91
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	97,057	82,671
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Computer engineering technician vs student technician salary

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

	Computer Engineering Technician	Student Technician
Average salary	$75,071	$28,926
Salary range	Between $51,000 And $109,000	Between $16,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	Cupertino, CA	Lakewood, NJ
Highest paying state	California	Vermont
Best paying company	Apple	Siemens
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between computer engineering technician and student technician education

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

	Computer Engineering Technician	Student Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Computer Science
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Duke University

Computer engineering technician vs student technician demographics

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

	Computer Engineering Technician	Student Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 84.3% Female, 15.7%	Male, 60.7% Female, 39.3%
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, 10.9% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 14.4% White, 53.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between computer engineering technician and student 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.

Student technician example responsibilities.

Set up and manage all Linux labs campus-wide.
Manage encryption key using common asymmetric algorithms and distribute mechanism.
Set up IP's & DNS for machines.
Update department websites using HTML.
Create and maintain databases for various customers with SQL.
Support with setting up PowerPoint presentations and video conferences.

Computer engineering technician vs student technician skills

Common computer engineering technician skills

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

Common student technician skills

Java, 9%
JavaScript, 8%
SQL, 8%
GPA, 8%
CSS, 8%
Android, 7%

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