Contact person vs supply technician

The differences between contact people and supply technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a supply technician has an average salary of $36,280, which is higher than the $29,757 average annual salary of a contact person.

The top three skills for a contact person include telephone calls, HR and patient care. The most important skills for a supply technician are customer service, patients, and inventory management.

Contact person vs supply technician overview

	Contact Person	Supply Technician
Yearly salary	$29,757	$36,280
Hourly rate	$14.31	$17.44
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	32,375	34,106
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Contact person vs supply technician salary

Contact people and supply technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Contact Person	Supply Technician
Average salary	$29,757	$36,280
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $41,000	Between $25,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Los Angeles, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Applied Materials
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between contact person and supply technician education

There are a few differences between a contact person and a supply technician in terms of educational background:

	Contact Person	Supply Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Contact person vs supply technician demographics

Here are the differences between contact people' and supply technicians' demographics:

	Contact Person	Supply Technician
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 46.4% Female, 53.6%	Male, 61.3% Female, 38.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 7.2% White, 58.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 7.2% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between contact person and supply technician duties and responsibilities

Contact person example responsibilities.

Service HVAC components on all makes and models.
Answer multi phone line and forward the call to correct person.
Used credit card machine, and run batch records for end of shift balancing.
Calculate and process garnishments, child support, company purchases, and other payroll deductions.
Install structures or fixtures, such as windows, frames, floorings, trim, or hardware.
Communicate with account representatives, schedule employees, inspections, schedule work assignments, track payroll and care for equipment.

Supply technician example responsibilities.

Manage the accountability of all battalion CTA, TDA, and MTOE equipment.
Manage appropriate disposal of expire pharmaceutical products in accordance with HAZMAT regulations.
Cataloge property, maintain property records and manage inventory using PBUSE system.
Perform and record daily testing of sterility of all autoclaves and Sterrad in the hospital.
Assist with the hazardous material (HAZMAT) team with classification, segregation and documentation of hazardous materials.
Operate automatic washer/decontamination unit, all autoclaves and the Sterrad sterilizer.

Contact person vs supply technician skills

Common contact person skills

Telephone Calls, 20%
HR, 12%
Patient Care, 9%
Payroll, 9%
Vital Signs, 7%
Windows, 6%

Common supply technician skills

Customer Service, 13%
Patients, 12%
Inventory Management, 6%
Storage Management, 5%
DOD, 4%
Data Entry, 3%