Distance learning technician vs level senior technician

The differences between distance learning technicians and level senior 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 level senior technician. Additionally, a level senior technician has an average salary of $75,232, which is higher than the $52,221 average annual salary of a distance learning technician.

The top three skills for a distance learning technician include learning management system, elearning and canvas. The most important skills for a level senior technician are customer service, technical support, and desktop support.

Distance learning technician vs level senior technician overview

	Distance Learning Technician	Level Senior Technician
Yearly salary	$52,221	$75,232
Hourly rate	$25.11	$36.17
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	45,886	75,279
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Distance learning technician vs level senior technician salary

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

	Distance Learning Technician	Level Senior Technician
Average salary	$52,221	$75,232
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $65,000	Between $51,000 And $110,000
Highest paying City	-	Mountain View, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Citi
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between distance learning technician and level senior technician education

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

	Distance Learning Technician	Level Senior Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Distance learning technician vs level senior technician demographics

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

	Distance Learning Technician	Level Senior Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 58.2% Female, 41.8%	Male, 81.1% Female, 18.9%
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, 15.9% Asian, 11.6% White, 55.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between distance learning technician and level senior 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.

Level senior technician example responsibilities.

Manage and support NT network/domain and associate services DNS, and DHCP.
Update and manage BMC remedy ticketing system to follow timely resolution of all work orders.
Create and manage numerous VMware installs for internal testing and utilization by the product phone support group.
Manage tasks with minimal supervision, completing projects and services on schedule and meeting service level agreements (SLA) consistently.
Develop and manage equipment inventory database, identify obsolete equipment and coordinate life-cycle replacement.
Design and implement an inventory system using SharePoint providing a more efficient way to manage company assets.

Distance learning technician vs level senior 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 level senior technician skills

Customer Service, 12%
Technical Support, 8%
Desktop Support, 8%
Troubleshoot, 7%
PC, 5%
Mac, 3%

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