District technician vs student technician

The differences between district 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 district technician and a student technician. Additionally, a district technician has an average salary of $45,716, which is higher than the $28,926 average annual salary of a student technician.

The top three skills for a district technician include POS, phone calls and computer lab. The most important skills for a student technician are java, javascript, and SQL.

District technician vs student technician overview

	District Technician	Student Technician
Yearly salary	$45,716	$28,926
Hourly rate	$21.98	$13.91
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	73,669	82,671
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

District technician vs student technician salary

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

	District Technician	Student Technician
Average salary	$45,716	$28,926
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $60,000	Between $16,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	Lakewood, NJ
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Siemens
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between district technician and student technician education

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

	District Technician	Student Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Duke University

District technician vs student technician demographics

Here are the differences between district technicians' and student technicians' demographics:

	District Technician	Student Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 71.6% Female, 28.4%	Male, 60.7% Female, 39.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 8.8% White, 60.1% 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 district technician and student technician duties and responsibilities

District technician example responsibilities.

Develop Java base IAM system components to manage security and authorizations.
Recommend diagnostic and anti-virus solutions to customer while working to recover data and remove malicious software from customer's devices.
Provision of token ring and Ethernet connectivity for networking equipment and installation of that equipment.

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.

District technician vs student technician skills

Common district technician skills

POS, 14%
Phone Calls, 13%
Computer Lab, 8%
Troubleshoot, 7%
Computer Equipment, 7%
Technical Assistance, 4%

Common student technician skills

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

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