Computer trainer vs computer technician

The differences between computer trainers and computer 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 trainer and a computer technician. Additionally, a computer trainer has an average salary of $63,907, which is higher than the $39,767 average annual salary of a computer technician.

The top three skills for a computer trainer include training materials, office products and training programs. The most important skills for a computer technician are customer service, desk support, and network printers.

Computer trainer vs computer technician overview

	Computer Trainer	Computer Technician
Yearly salary	$63,907	$39,767
Hourly rate	$30.72	$19.12
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	34,411	95,688
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Computer trainer vs computer technician salary

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

	Computer Trainer	Computer Technician
Average salary	$63,907	$39,767
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $85,000	Between $28,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	Alexandria, VA
Highest paying state	-	Virginia
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between computer trainer and computer technician education

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

	Computer Trainer	Computer Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Computer trainer vs computer technician demographics

Here are the differences between computer trainers' and computer technicians' demographics:

	Computer Trainer	Computer Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 48.7% Female, 51.3%	Male, 87.0% Female, 13.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 11.0% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 11.1% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between computer trainer and computer technician duties and responsibilities

Computer trainer example responsibilities.

Manage departmental computer labs, update departmental website and troubleshot relate PC/Mac applications.
Create the training for a variety of PC application software packages.
Coach small business owner on general PC operations and QuickBooks.
Provide positive high energy willing to embrace new theories and practical applications with eLearning.
Develop initial departmental eLearning standards and guidelines for development processes.
Analyze and troubleshoot equipment and software reliability to identify and define problem areas to establish computer and telecommunication performance levels.

Computer technician example responsibilities.

Recreate and manage company website, maintain regular updates, manage DNS servers, administrate e-mail and outlook exchange server.
Manage and maintain desktop security updates company-wide with no downtime of systems due to OS vulnerability exploitation.
Manage backups, replications and disaster recovery plans of company mission critical servers and database files to ensure redundancy.
Add and configure networked printers for TCP/IP printing and other peripheral equipment including video conferencing equipment.
Diagnose and troubleshot computer hardware and software.
Fix computers, do inventory of computers, run cables.

Computer trainer vs computer technician skills

Common computer trainer skills

Training Materials, 12%
Office Products, 7%
Training Programs, 7%
Training Courses, 6%
Various Training, 6%
Microsoft Windows, 5%

Common computer technician skills

Customer Service, 13%
Desk Support, 8%
Network Printers, 6%
Computer System, 6%
Technical Support, 6%
Laptop Computers, 5%