Engine monitor vs network technician

The differences between engine monitors and network 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 engine monitor and a network technician. Additionally, a network technician has an average salary of $68,938, which is higher than the $58,421 average annual salary of an engine monitor.

The top three skills for an engine monitor include PA, digital consoles and RAN. The most important skills for a network technician are customer service, switches, and troubleshoot.

Engine monitor vs network technician overview

	Engine Monitor	Network Technician
Yearly salary	$58,421	$68,938
Hourly rate	$28.09	$33.14
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	15,517	79,712
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Engine monitor vs network technician salary

Engine monitors and network technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Engine Monitor	Network Technician
Average salary	$58,421	$68,938
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $92,000	Between $51,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between engine monitor and network technician education

There are a few differences between an engine monitor and a network technician in terms of educational background:

	Engine Monitor	Network Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Audiovisual Communications Technologies	Computer Science
Most common college	Johns Hopkins University	University of Pennsylvania

Engine monitor vs network technician demographics

Here are the differences between engine monitors' and network technicians' demographics:

	Engine Monitor	Network Technician
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 92.7% Female, 7.3%	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 8.7% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 9.4% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between engine monitor and network technician duties and responsibilities

Engine monitor example responsibilities.

Manage and perform the onsite installation, configuration and setup of all PLC and network monitoring software.
Perform sound checks, run monitor desk during show time, prepare and strike stage, sound and lighting systems.
Ensure that no frequency feedback run through the system.
Monitor band with Soundcraft SM20 mixing console and mix to bands taste for stage wedges.
Perform and document inventory on routers, switches, switch panel, hubs and lab computers.
Assist candidates in completing admission notices/monitore candidates in computer room/fingerprint candidates/Maintained cleanliness of computer room/organize examination forms

Network technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage DHCP servers including setting up DHCP scopes, enabling DHCP clients, viewing and managing active leases.
Manage city wide IIS deployment.
Manage Virtualization system, using ESX server/client.
Install, configure and manage Symantec Antivirus on all network computers
Use Symantec BackupExec to manage and maintain all server backups and file restorations.
Manage company Cisco series routers, switches, and ASA firewall integrate into MPLS network.

Engine monitor vs network technician skills

Common engine monitor skills

PA, 24%
Digital Consoles, 12%
RAN, 12%
Sound Equipment, 12%
Wedges, 7%
Live Shows, 6%

Common network technician skills

Customer Service, 9%
Switches, 6%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Routers, 4%
Lan Wan, 3%
Lan, 3%