Contractor/service technician vs electrical foreman

The differences between contractor/service technicians and electrical foremen can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a contractor/service technician and an electrical foreman. Additionally, a contractor/service technician has an average salary of $59,873, which is higher than the $50,996 average annual salary of an electrical foreman.

The top three skills for a contractor/service technician include commercial buildings, financial statements and DOT. The most important skills for an electrical foreman are NEC, OSHA, and electrical systems.

Contractor/service technician vs electrical foreman overview

	Contractor/Service Technician	Electrical Foreman
Yearly salary	$59,873	$50,996
Hourly rate	$28.79	$24.52
Growth rate	-8%	-
Number of jobs	92,724	44,710
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Contractor/service technician vs electrical foreman salary

Contractor/service technicians and electrical foremen have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Contractor/Service Technician	Electrical Foreman
Average salary	$59,873	$50,996
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $88,000	Between $36,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	-	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	CDM Smith
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between contractor/service technician and electrical foreman education

There are a few differences between a contractor/service technician and an electrical foreman in terms of educational background:

	Contractor/Service Technician	Electrical Foreman
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	-	-

Contractor/service technician vs electrical foreman demographics

Here are the differences between contractor/service technicians' and electrical foremen' demographics:

	Contractor/Service Technician	Electrical Foreman
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 61.6% Female, 38.4%	Male, 97.1% Female, 2.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.9% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 22.5% Asian, 1.5% White, 65.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 5.5% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% Asian, 1.4% White, 65.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between contractor/service technician and electrical foreman duties and responsibilities

Contractor/service technician example responsibilities.

Manage after-hour phone consultations and create referral records for 2.2k patients while ensuring care continuity from civilian medical facilities.
Handle all computer setup, equipment maintenance, and supply logistics.
Coordinate LMS activity by acting as a liaison between multiple departments.
Work with internal and external partners to plan for and address LMS issues.
Advise on quality of technical data produce by integrate logistics support (ILS) teams.
Provide further training to group in Unix, as well as tracing and resolving network issues in unix and windows platforms.

Electrical foreman example responsibilities.

Manage and supervise day to day duties of a small crew for upgrades to the DCS and PLC infrastructure system.
Remove, analyze, identify issue install properly working pressure transducers, effectively accomplishing priorities to go underway.
Provide work orders for employees and order all electrical components by use of Maximo CMMS system.
Connect wiring to motor controls, switches, lighting fixtures, receptacles, circuit breakers, and fuses.
Work with computerize lighting and HVAC systems, require standby generator, access control systems, and closed-circuit surveillance equipment.
Pipe bending with EMT and rigid.

Contractor/service technician vs electrical foreman skills

Common contractor/service technician skills

Commercial Buildings, 17%
Financial Statements, 7%
DOT, 7%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Purchase Orders, 6%
Payroll, 5%

Common electrical foreman skills

NEC, 9%
OSHA, 8%
Electrical Systems, 6%
Work Ethic, 6%
Transformers, 5%
Renewable Energy, 4%

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