Contractor/service technician vs technician

The differences between contractor/service technicians and technicians 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 technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a contractor/service technician has an average salary of $59,873, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a contractor/service technician include commercial buildings, financial statements and DOT. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Contractor/service technician vs technician overview

	Contractor/Service Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$59,873	$38,045
Hourly rate	$28.79	$18.29
Growth rate	-8%	1%
Number of jobs	92,724	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	46	40
Years of experience	-	2

Contractor/service technician vs technician salary

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

	Contractor/Service Technician	Technician
Average salary	$59,873	$38,045
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $88,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between contractor/service technician and technician education

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

	Contractor/Service Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Contractor/service technician vs technician demographics

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

	Contractor/Service Technician	Technician
Average age	46	40
Gender ratio	Male, 61.6% Female, 38.4%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
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, 9.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 4.9% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between contractor/service technician and technician 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.

Technician example responsibilities.

Achieve multiple ASE certifications within first year of employment.
Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
Manage telecommunications installation and repair for hospital Nortel network.
Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Manage, troubleshot and repair multiple wireless technologies including fiber optic transmission switches.
Install peripherals including printers, fax machines, scanners, and smartphones.

Contractor/service technician vs technician skills

Common contractor/service technician skills

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

Common technician skills

Patients, 16%
Customer Service, 14%
Patient Care, 8%
Hand Tools, 6%
Diagnosis, 5%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%

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