Distance learning technician vs junior technician

The differences between distance learning technicians and junior 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 distance learning technician and a junior technician. Additionally, a distance learning technician has an average salary of $52,221, which is higher than the $39,417 average annual salary of a junior technician.

The top three skills for a distance learning technician include learning management system, elearning and canvas. The most important skills for a junior technician are customer service, HVAC, and fall protection.

Distance learning technician vs junior technician overview

	Distance Learning Technician	Junior Technician
Yearly salary	$52,221	$39,417
Hourly rate	$25.11	$18.95
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	45,886	103,780
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Distance learning technician vs junior technician salary

Distance learning technicians and junior technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Distance Learning Technician	Junior Technician
Average salary	$52,221	$39,417
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $65,000	Between $26,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	-	Alexandria, VA
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Citi
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between distance learning technician and junior technician education

There are a few differences between a distance learning technician and a junior technician in terms of educational background:

	Distance Learning Technician	Junior Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Computer Science	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Distance learning technician vs junior technician demographics

Here are the differences between distance learning technicians' and junior technicians' demographics:

	Distance Learning Technician	Junior Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 58.2% Female, 41.8%	Male, 82.9% Female, 17.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 10.0% White, 58.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 10.6% White, 56.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between distance learning technician and junior technician duties and responsibilities

Distance learning technician example responsibilities.

Manage paperwork associate with HVAC procedures.
Test and turn up new facilities and trunks in the 5ess/dcs DMS and Sonus switches.
Work with Dac's x-conn's to remote testing on a Sonus platform for DS0's to DS3's.
Provide teleconferencing and PC support to faculty and students.
Resolve chronic issues within the VGNS network in a NOC environment.
Work with subject matter experts to design, develop and update eLearning content.

Junior technician example responsibilities.

Manage backups, replications and disaster recovery plans of company mission critical servers and database files to ensure redundancy.
frame relay, TCP/IP configuration with NOC or on site engineer.
Set up new user workstations, updating software when need i.e.
Perform remote or in person program installation and OS setting changes to programs specifications.
Escalate tickets when need to upper level techs, system admins, or analysts.
Diagnose and fix computer issues, ranging from viruses, bloatware, and OS issues.

Distance learning technician vs junior technician skills

Common distance learning technician skills

Learning Management System, 34%
ELearning, 14%
Canvas, 12%
Classroom Technology, 11%
Interactive Video, 6%
Technical Support, 5%

Common junior technician skills

Customer Service, 19%
HVAC, 7%
Fall Protection, 7%
Technical Support, 7%
JR, 4%
Level II, 4%

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