Eligibility technician vs technician

The differences between eligibility technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an eligibility technician and a technician. Additionally, an eligibility technician has an average salary of $39,323, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for an eligibility technician include data entry, social services and social work. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Eligibility technician vs technician overview

	Eligibility Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$39,323	$38,045
Hourly rate	$18.91	$18.29
Growth rate	-	1%
Number of jobs	24,203	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	46	40
Years of experience	2	2

Eligibility technician vs technician salary

Eligibility technicians and technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Eligibility Technician	Technician
Average salary	$39,323	$38,045
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $48,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between eligibility technician and technician education

There are a few differences between an eligibility technician and a technician in terms of educational background:

	Eligibility Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	-

Eligibility technician vs technician demographics

Here are the differences between eligibility technicians' and technicians' demographics:

	Eligibility Technician	Technician
Average age	46	40
Gender ratio	Male, 21.2% Female, 78.8%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 24.7% Asian, 9.7% White, 48.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 4.9% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	7%	2%

Differences between eligibility technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Eligibility technician example responsibilities.

Meet with applicants and participants to determine eligibility for the TANF program.
Determine participant initial eligibility for the TANF program.
Collaborate with community organizations to provide Medicaid specific information
Collaborate with community organizations to provide Medicaid specific information

Technician example responsibilities.

Achieve multiple ASE certifications within first year of employment.
Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
Manage telecommunications installation and repair for hospital Nortel network.
Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Manage, troubleshot and repair multiple wireless technologies including fiber optic transmission switches.
Install peripherals including printers, fax machines, scanners, and smartphones.

Eligibility technician vs technician skills

Common eligibility technician skills

Data Entry, 9%
Social Services, 7%
Social Work, 7%
Eligibility Determination, 5%
Public Assistance Programs, 5%
Computer System, 5%

Common technician skills

Patients, 16%
Customer Service, 14%
Patient Care, 8%
Hand Tools, 6%
Diagnosis, 5%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%