Depot technician vs network technician

The differences between depot technicians and network technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a depot technician and a network technician. Additionally, a network technician has an average salary of $68,938, which is higher than the $39,774 average annual salary of a depot technician.

The top three skills for a depot technician include printers, computer system and troubleshoot. The most important skills for a network technician are customer service, switches, and troubleshoot.

Depot technician vs network technician overview

	Depot Technician	Network Technician
Yearly salary	$39,774	$68,938
Hourly rate	$19.12	$33.14
Growth rate	10%	5%
Number of jobs	57,543	79,712
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	42	43
Years of experience	2	2

Depot technician vs network technician salary

Depot technicians and network technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Depot Technician	Network Technician
Average salary	$39,774	$68,938
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $55,000	Between $51,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between depot technician and network technician education

There are a few differences between a depot technician and a network technician in terms of educational background:

	Depot Technician	Network Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Computer Science
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Depot technician vs network technician demographics

Here are the differences between depot technicians' and network technicians' demographics:

	Depot Technician	Network Technician
Average age	42	43
Gender ratio	Male, 90.0% Female, 10.0%	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 10.6% White, 56.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 9.4% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	11%	9%

Differences between depot technician and network technician duties and responsibilities

Depot technician example responsibilities.

Develop Java base IAM system components to manage security and authorizations.
Upgrade and repair NCR client systems with various distributions of Linux and proprietary UNIX system.
Provide some assistance to help desk using previous experience of programming and installation of POS systems.
Champion the selection and ultimate use of Java and object-orient design and programming on a web-base financial inventory management system.
Provision of token ring and Ethernet connectivity for networking equipment and installation of that equipment.

Network technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage DHCP servers including setting up DHCP scopes, enabling DHCP clients, viewing and managing active leases.
Manage city wide IIS deployment.
Manage Virtualization system, using ESX server/client.
Install, configure and manage Symantec Antivirus on all network computers
Use Symantec BackupExec to manage and maintain all server backups and file restorations.
Manage company Cisco series routers, switches, and ASA firewall integrate into MPLS network.

Depot technician vs network technician skills

Common depot technician skills

Printers, 16%
Computer System, 14%
Troubleshoot, 10%
Remedy, 9%
Laptop Computers, 7%
Depot Repair, 6%

Common network technician skills

Customer Service, 9%
Switches, 6%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Routers, 4%
Lan Wan, 3%
Lan, 3%