Contractor/service technician vs service technician lead

The differences between contractor/service technicians and service technician leads can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes More than 10 years to become a contractor/service technician, becoming a service technician lead takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a service technician lead has an average salary of $104,707, which is higher than the $59,873 average annual salary of a contractor/service technician.

The top three skills for a contractor/service technician include commercial buildings, financial statements and DOT. The most important skills for a service technician lead are customer service, java, and infrastructure.

Contractor/service technician vs service technician lead overview

	Contractor/Service Technician	Service Technician Lead
Yearly salary	$59,873	$104,707
Hourly rate	$28.79	$50.34
Growth rate	-8%	8%
Number of jobs	92,724	144,132
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	46	44
Years of experience	-	12

Contractor/service technician vs service technician lead salary

Contractor/service technicians and service technician leads have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Contractor/Service Technician	Service Technician Lead
Average salary	$59,873	$104,707
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $88,000	Between $66,000 And $164,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between contractor/service technician and service technician lead education

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

	Contractor/Service Technician	Service Technician Lead
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Contractor/service technician vs service technician lead demographics

Here are the differences between contractor/service technicians' and service technician leads' demographics:

	Contractor/Service Technician	Service Technician Lead
Average age	46	44
Gender ratio	Male, 61.6% Female, 38.4%	Male, 90.3% Female, 9.7%
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, 5.2% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 1.7% White, 72.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	2%	1%

Differences between contractor/service technician and service technician lead 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.

Service technician lead example responsibilities.

Manage and maintain the MPLS data and the IP and traditional voice networks for all HMX locations.
Manage a team of consultants that provide installation, upgrades, training and maintenance of Ellucian ERP products to clients.
Manage and organize SharePoint database for machine allocation.
Manage SDLC for development projects and develop productivity matrices.
Lead reporting team in defining application architecture for high-volume reporting system.
Assess needs and implement Ethernet network, wireless repeaters and GPS system for golf courses.

Contractor/service technician vs service technician lead skills

Common contractor/service technician skills

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

Common service technician lead skills

Customer Service, 16%
Java, 7%
Infrastructure, 7%
Patients, 7%
Preventative Maintenance, 5%
Customer Satisfaction, 5%

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