Electronics technician supervisor vs senior electronics technician

The differences between electronics technician supervisors and senior electronics technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both an electronics technician supervisor and a senior electronics technician. Additionally, an electronics technician supervisor has an average salary of $75,499, which is higher than the $61,776 average annual salary of a senior electronics technician.

The top three skills for an electronics technician supervisor include preventive maintenance, control systems and electrical systems. The most important skills for a senior electronics technician are RF, technical support, and analog.

Electronics technician supervisor vs senior electronics technician overview

	Electronics Technician Supervisor	Senior Electronics Technician
Yearly salary	$75,499	$61,776
Hourly rate	$36.30	$29.70
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	19,743	68,281
Job satisfaction	3	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 51%	Associate Degree, 58%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Electronics technician supervisor vs senior electronics technician salary

Electronics technician supervisors and senior electronics technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Electronics Technician Supervisor	Senior Electronics Technician
Average salary	$75,499	$61,776
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $100,000	Between $44,000 And $85,000
Highest paying City	-	Pleasanton, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Halliburton
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between electronics technician supervisor and senior electronics technician education

There are a few differences between an electronics technician supervisor and a senior electronics technician in terms of educational background:

	Electronics Technician Supervisor	Senior Electronics Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 51%	Associate Degree, 58%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Northeastern University	Northeastern University

Electronics technician supervisor vs senior electronics technician demographics

Here are the differences between electronics technician supervisors' and senior electronics technicians' demographics:

	Electronics Technician Supervisor	Senior Electronics Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 93.3% Female, 6.7%	Male, 94.6% Female, 5.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 8.0% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 8.0% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between electronics technician supervisor and senior electronics technician duties and responsibilities

Electronics technician supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage a territorial work crew that service maintained and install satellite and cctv systems in residential and commercial properties.
Upgrade new machines GE PLC's programs to company standards.
Install new machinery acquire by the company and upgrade PLC programming to add new equipment.
Produce / maintain electronic control units, wire-wrap analog and digital prototype circuits, and perform surface-mount soldering.
Perform diagnostic and repairs on rubidium clock oscillators used in cellular phone and satellite communication relay sites.

Senior electronics technician example responsibilities.

Manage and ensure preventative maintenance, safety, and OSHA compliance programs are meet.
Analyze, and troubleshoot analog, digital, audio, and RF circuits to component level in telephone circuit boards.
Work to ensure compliance with all OSHA, ISO, cGMP and FDA standards.
Experience using oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers to measure and interpret transmitter system operating parameters.
Perform alignments using network analyzers, scalar analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes.
Train on ISO and IPC.

Electronics technician supervisor vs senior electronics technician skills

Common electronics technician supervisor skills

Preventive Maintenance, 9%
Control Systems, 7%
Electrical Systems, 6%
Corrective Maintenance, 5%
Equipment Maintenance, 4%
Electronic Test Equipment, 4%

Common senior electronics technician skills

RF, 9%
Technical Support, 5%
Analog, 5%
Ac, 4%
Dc, 4%
Oscilloscopes, 4%

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