Conduit worker vs cable splicing technician

The differences between conduit workers and cable splicing technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a conduit worker has an average salary of $48,853, which is higher than the $41,399 average annual salary of a cable splicing technician.

The top three skills for a conduit worker include manholes, and . The most important skills for a cable splicing technician are ladders, DOT, and OSHA.

Conduit worker vs cable splicing technician overview

	Conduit Worker	Cable Splicing Technician
Yearly salary	$48,853	$41,399
Hourly rate	$23.49	$19.90
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	21,129	31,155
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 20%	Associate Degree, 39%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Conduit worker vs cable splicing technician salary

Conduit workers and cable splicing technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Conduit Worker	Cable Splicing Technician
Average salary	$48,853	$41,399
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $73,000	Between $31,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between conduit worker and cable splicing technician education

There are a few differences between a conduit worker and a cable splicing technician in terms of educational background:

	Conduit Worker	Cable Splicing Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 20%	Associate Degree, 39%
Most common major	Public Administration	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Conduit worker vs cable splicing technician demographics

Here are the differences between conduit workers' and cable splicing technicians' demographics:

	Conduit Worker	Cable Splicing Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 91.7% Female, 8.3%	Male, 94.1% Female, 5.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.3% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 2.8% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 12.1% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 3.5% White, 58.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between conduit worker and cable splicing technician duties and responsibilities

Conduit worker example responsibilities.

Keep, organize and manage detail DPR's (daily progress reports) for self and crew.
Provide general janitorial services, remove trash, and maintaining building systems including plumbing and electrical.
Programme computerized switches and switchboards to provide request features.

Cable splicing technician example responsibilities.

Install and maintain ISDN, DSL, T1, T3 circuits for residential and commercial customers.
Splice and test new and existing OSP cable construction projects.
Well verse in the setup and use of ladders on poles, cables and buildings.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
Assemble and test DWDM modules; rework if necessary.
Graduate to a testing crew performing (DWDM) dense wavelength division multiplexing fiber characterization.

Conduit worker vs cable splicing technician skills

Common conduit worker skills

Manholes, 100%

Common cable splicing technician skills

Ladders, 12%
DOT, 7%
OSHA, 6%
Test Equipment, 6%
Crawl Spaces, 5%
Plant Facilities, 5%

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