Distance learning technician vs student technician

The differences between distance learning technicians and student 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 student technician. Additionally, a distance learning technician has an average salary of $52,221, which is higher than the $28,926 average annual salary of a student technician.

The top three skills for a distance learning technician include learning management system, elearning and canvas. The most important skills for a student technician are java, javascript, and SQL.

Distance learning technician vs student technician overview

	Distance Learning Technician	Student Technician
Yearly salary	$52,221	$28,926
Hourly rate	$25.11	$13.91
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	45,886	82,671
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Distance learning technician vs student technician salary

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

	Distance Learning Technician	Student Technician
Average salary	$52,221	$28,926
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $65,000	Between $16,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	Lakewood, NJ
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Siemens
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between distance learning technician and student technician education

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

	Distance Learning Technician	Student Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Duke University

Distance learning technician vs student technician demographics

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

	Distance Learning Technician	Student Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 58.2% Female, 41.8%	Male, 60.7% Female, 39.3%
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, 10.9% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 14.4% White, 53.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between distance learning technician and student 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.

Student technician example responsibilities.

Set up and manage all Linux labs campus-wide.
Manage encryption key using common asymmetric algorithms and distribute mechanism.
Set up IP's & DNS for machines.
Update department websites using HTML.
Create and maintain databases for various customers with SQL.
Support with setting up PowerPoint presentations and video conferences.

Distance learning technician vs student 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 student technician skills

Java, 9%
JavaScript, 8%
SQL, 8%
GPA, 8%
CSS, 8%
Android, 7%

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