Dealer support technician vs technician

The differences between dealer support technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a dealer support technician, becoming a technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a dealer support technician has an average salary of $45,589, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a dealer support technician include customer service, technical support and dealer support. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Dealer support technician vs technician overview

	Dealer Support Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$45,589	$38,045
Hourly rate	$21.92	$18.29
Growth rate	-	1%
Number of jobs	90,981	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	49	40
Years of experience	12	2

Dealer support technician vs technician salary

Dealer support technicians and technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dealer Support Technician	Technician
Average salary	$45,589	$38,045
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $70,000	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 dealer support technician and technician education

There are a few differences between a dealer support technician and a technician in terms of educational background:

	Dealer Support Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Dealer support technician vs technician demographics

Here are the differences between dealer support technicians' and technicians' demographics:

	Dealer Support Technician	Technician
Average age	49	40
Gender ratio	Male, 60.6% Female, 39.4%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 4.3% White, 59.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	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	10%	2%

Differences between dealer support technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Dealer support technician example responsibilities.

Help to create an OEM division of product support.
Introduce aggressive POS as a key instrument to increase sales.
Prepare training information for OEM sales meetings using Microsoft Powerpoint.
Assist dealers in ordering parts and ensuring that HVAC units are under warranty.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
Circuit provisioning formats used to troubleshoot, verify activation completion in switches.

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.

Dealer support technician vs technician skills

Common dealer support technician skills

Customer Service, 23%
Technical Support, 18%
Dealer Support, 13%
Sales Support, 7%
Warranty Claims, 7%
Return Authorizations, 5%

Common technician skills

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