Detail technician vs technician

The differences between detail technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a technician has an average salary of $38,045, which is higher than the $28,201 average annual salary of a detail technician.

The top three skills for a detail technician include customer vehicles, customer service and dexterity. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Detail technician vs technician overview

	Detail Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$28,201	$38,045
Hourly rate	$13.56	$18.29
Growth rate	6%	1%
Number of jobs	10,951	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	38	40
Years of experience	-	2

Detail technician vs technician salary

Detail technicians and technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Detail Technician	Technician
Average salary	$28,201	$38,045
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $35,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	Bellevue, WA	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	Hawaii
Best paying company	Ryder System	Microsoft
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Telecommunication

Differences between detail technician and technician education

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

	Detail Technician	Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Detail technician vs technician demographics

Here are the differences between detail technicians' and technicians' demographics:

	Detail Technician	Technician
Average age	38	40
Gender ratio	Male, 89.3% Female, 10.7%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 4.0% White, 62.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	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	5%	2%

Differences between detail technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Detail technician example responsibilities.

Detail interior and exterior of travel trailers and RV's.
Dust cleaned wash waxed vacuum shampoo entire campers RV units.
Provide professional automobile detailing services with a variety of cleaning techniques and products to ensure the desired level of superior cleanliness.
Serve as liaison between DriveTime and external repair and supply vendors.
Investigate transmission errors for DriveTime lot vehicles.

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.

Detail technician vs technician skills

Common detail technician skills

Customer Vehicles, 40%
Customer Service, 11%
Dexterity, 8%
Exterior Surfaces, 7%
Engine Compartment, 5%
Rinse, 5%

Common technician skills

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