Dish technician vs technician

The differences between dish technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a dish technician, becoming a technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a dish technician has an average salary of $41,126, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a dish technician include customer service, customers homes and installation process. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Dish technician vs technician overview

	Dish Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$41,126	$38,045
Hourly rate	$19.77	$18.29
Growth rate	10%	1%
Number of jobs	74,822	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	42	40
Years of experience	4	2

Dish technician vs technician salary

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

	Dish Technician	Technician
Average salary	$41,126	$38,045
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $55,000	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 dish technician and technician education

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

	Dish Technician	Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	New York University	-

Dish technician vs technician demographics

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

	Dish Technician	Technician
Average age	42	40
Gender ratio	Male, 93.4% Female, 6.6%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 5.1% White, 62.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	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	8%	2%

Differences between dish technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Dish technician example responsibilities.

Install, manage, and troubleshoot CAT3, CAT5, CAT6, and fiber optic infrastructures throughout the greater Tulsa area.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
Install Directway (HughesNet) satellite for residential and commercial customers for high speed internet access.

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.

Dish technician vs technician skills

Common dish technician skills

Customer Service, 31%
Customers Homes, 11%
Installation Process, 10%
Cooking Equipment, 9%
Customer Education, 7%
Dishwashers, 5%

Common technician skills

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

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