Conduit worker vs fiber technologist

The differences between conduit workers and fiber technologists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a fiber technologist has an average salary of $51,824, which is higher than the $48,853 average annual salary of a conduit worker.

The top three skills for a conduit worker include manholes, and . The most important skills for a fiber technologist are OTDR, OSP, and fiber optic cables.

Conduit worker vs fiber technologist overview

	Conduit Worker	Fiber Technologist
Yearly salary	$48,853	$51,824
Hourly rate	$23.49	$24.92
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	21,129	128,496
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 20%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Conduit worker vs fiber technologist salary

Conduit workers and fiber technologists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Conduit Worker	Fiber Technologist
Average salary	$48,853	$51,824
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $73,000	Between $36,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	Rocklin, CA
Highest paying state	-	Virginia
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between conduit worker and fiber technologist education

There are a few differences between a conduit worker and a fiber technologist in terms of educational background:

	Conduit Worker	Fiber Technologist
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 20%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Public Administration	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Conduit worker vs fiber technologist demographics

Here are the differences between conduit workers' and fiber technologists' demographics:

	Conduit Worker	Fiber Technologist
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 91.7% Female, 8.3%	Male, 89.9% Female, 10.1%
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, 9.6% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 4.0% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between conduit worker and fiber technologist 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.

Fiber technologist example responsibilities.

Manage the OSP splicing department for the past year successfully with limit time, tools, and under train techs.
Open and close department independently and also assist surgical staff by managing QC and providing radiopharmaceuticals as needed for procedures.
Engineer broadband optical transmission systems using DWDM.
Used fusion splicer to repair breaks find by OTDR tests.
Design & build CWDM and DWDM fiber optic jumper cords.
Install and troubleshoot electronic cctv and access control point security systems.

Conduit worker vs fiber technologist skills

Common conduit worker skills

Manholes, 100%

Common fiber technologist skills

OTDR, 8%
OSP, 7%
Fiber Optic Cables, 7%
Hand Tools, 6%
Ladders, 6%
ST, 6%

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