Emission technician vs front end mechanic

The differences between emission technicians and front end mechanics can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an emission technician and a front end mechanic. Additionally, a front end mechanic has an average salary of $44,190, which is higher than the $41,765 average annual salary of an emission technician.

The top three skills for an emission technician include ladders, test results and air emissions. The most important skills for a front end mechanic are front end, service desk, and javascript.

Emission technician vs front end mechanic overview

	Emission Technician	Front End Mechanic
Yearly salary	$41,765	$44,190
Hourly rate	$20.08	$21.25
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	86,700	80,680
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 31%	High School Diploma, 37%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	2	2

Emission technician vs front end mechanic salary

Emission technicians and front end mechanics have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Emission Technician	Front End Mechanic
Average salary	$41,765	$44,190
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $59,000	Between $33,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between emission technician and front end mechanic education

There are a few differences between an emission technician and a front end mechanic in terms of educational background:

	Emission Technician	Front End Mechanic
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 31%	High School Diploma, 37%
Most common major	Automotive Technology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Emission technician vs front end mechanic demographics

Here are the differences between emission technicians' and front end mechanics' demographics:

	Emission Technician	Front End Mechanic
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 84.6% Female, 15.4%	Male, 52.9% Female, 47.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.9% Asian, 4.9% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% Asian, 5.0% White, 59.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between emission technician and front end mechanic duties and responsibilities

Emission technician example responsibilities.

Manage daily repair activities for high-volume Honda repair facility.
Utilize SRI GC, MCA, PTS and Bioscan TLC.
Create AutoCAD drawings for various systems.
Utilize portable analyzers to detect VOC leaks from individual sources.
Compound chemicals used by the synthesis module and for solvents during QC procedures.
work requires carrying backpack and ladders, climbing tanks, towers, structures, operating aerial lifts and climbing in piperack

Front end mechanic example responsibilities.

Achieve traffic tracking and SEO with multiple satellite web sites.
Handle all cash, checks, and WIC.
Perform cash handling transactions through POS systems.
Assist Costco members throughout the warehouse to ensure customer satisfaction.
Promote Costco memberships in order to maximize profits for company and returns for Costco members.
Help customers with finding products, bag customer's groceries, and retrieve shopping carts from the parking lot.

Emission technician vs front end mechanic skills

Common emission technician skills

Ladders, 16%
Test Results, 14%
Air Emissions, 10%
Test Equipment, 9%
Federal Regulations, 9%
Radiation Safety, 7%

Common front end mechanic skills

Front End, 43%
Service Desk, 11%
JavaScript, 9%
Groceries, 8%
HTML, 6%
GIT, 3%

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