Debug technician vs senior electronics technician

The differences between debug technicians and senior electronics technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a debug technician and a senior electronics technician. Additionally, a senior electronics technician has an average salary of $61,776, which is higher than the $49,375 average annual salary of a debug technician.

The top three skills for a debug technician include debugging, RF and functional test. The most important skills for a senior electronics technician are RF, technical support, and analog.

Debug technician vs senior electronics technician overview

	Debug Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Yearly salary	$49,375	$61,776
Hourly rate	$23.74	$29.70
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	37,510	68,281
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 62%	Associate Degree, 58%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Debug technician vs senior electronics technician salary

Debug technicians and senior electronics technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Debug Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Average salary	$49,375	$61,776
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $63,000	Between $44,000 And $85,000
Highest paying City	-	Pleasanton, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Halliburton
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between debug technician and senior electronics technician education

There are a few differences between a debug technician and a senior electronics technician in terms of educational background:

	Debug Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 62%	Associate Degree, 58%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Northeastern University	Northeastern University

Debug technician vs senior electronics technician demographics

Here are the differences between debug technicians' and senior electronics technicians' demographics:

	Debug Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 89.3% Female, 10.7%	Male, 94.6% Female, 5.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 8.0% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 8.0% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between debug technician and senior electronics technician duties and responsibilities

Debug technician example responsibilities.

Manage and distribute cad standards to contributing design consultants and assist with any design issues as necessary.
Prepare Linux debug workstations for new staff.
Work with the SMT line, helping to lower build relate defects.
Perform various electronic component replacements and repair (SMT devices include).
Perform PC card upgrades for customers and the manufacturing and technical service areas.
Show technical leadership in investigation and troubleshooting of first articles, PCB's and customer returns.

Senior electronics technician example responsibilities.

Manage and ensure preventative maintenance, safety, and OSHA compliance programs are meet.
Analyze, and troubleshoot analog, digital, audio, and RF circuits to component level in telephone circuit boards.
Work to ensure compliance with all OSHA, ISO, cGMP and FDA standards.
Experience using oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers to measure and interpret transmitter system operating parameters.
Perform alignments using network analyzers, scalar analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes.
Train on ISO and IPC.

Debug technician vs senior electronics technician skills

Common debug technician skills

Debugging, 11%
RF, 9%
Functional Test, 7%
Test Procedures, 5%
IPC, 5%
Linux, 5%

Common senior electronics technician skills

RF, 9%
Technical Support, 5%
Analog, 5%
Ac, 4%
Dc, 4%
Oscilloscopes, 4%

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