Employment trainer vs senior technician specialist

The differences between employment trainers and senior technician specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an employment trainer and a senior technician specialist. Additionally, a senior technician specialist has an average salary of $96,650, which is higher than the $26,372 average annual salary of an employment trainer.

The top three skills for an employment trainer include windows, developmental disabilities and employment training. The most important skills for a senior technician specialist are patients, customer service, and project management.

Employment trainer vs senior technician specialist overview

	Employment Trainer	Senior Technician Specialist
Yearly salary	$26,372	$96,650
Hourly rate	$12.68	$46.47
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	22,758	56,304
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Employment trainer vs senior technician specialist salary

Employment trainers and senior technician specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Employment Trainer	Senior Technician Specialist
Average salary	$26,372	$96,650
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $31,000	Between $68,000 And $136,000
Highest paying City	Olympia, WA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	Universal Health Services	The Walt Disney Company
Best paying industry	Automotive	Technology

Differences between employment trainer and senior technician specialist education

There are a few differences between an employment trainer and a senior technician specialist in terms of educational background:

	Employment Trainer	Senior Technician Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Employment trainer vs senior technician specialist demographics

Here are the differences between employment trainers' and senior technician specialists' demographics:

	Employment Trainer	Senior Technician Specialist
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 37.9% Female, 62.1%	Male, 44.6% Female, 55.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 6.3% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 5.9% White, 60.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between employment trainer and senior technician specialist duties and responsibilities

Employment trainer example responsibilities.

Create feedback and progress reports regarding development for on boarding new associates and provide official information on a SharePoint database.
Generate required service documentation for Medicaid reimbursement and enter same into proprietary electronic service record.

Senior technician specialist example responsibilities.

Design, build and manage an IP base security camera surveillance network.
Manage all services deliver within HIPAA compliance, best practices and within require service level agreement.
Manage client relations and coordinate the project effectively between onsite and offshore.
Design and development of web pages using PHP, HTML, and CSS including AJAX controls and XML.
Used CSS for GUI implementation.
Develop Y2K specs for CSS system and implement changes.

Employment trainer vs senior technician specialist skills

Common employment trainer skills

Windows, 78%
Developmental Disabilities, 12%
Employment Training, 2%
Training Courses, 2%
Training Programs, 2%
Assess Training, 1%

Common senior technician specialist skills

Patients, 17%
Customer Service, 10%
Project Management, 6%
Java, 6%
Windows, 4%
Patient Care, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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