Engineering technician vs electric vehicle electrician

The differences between engineering technicians and electric vehicle electricians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become an engineering technician, becoming an electric vehicle electrician takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, an engineering technician has an average salary of $60,273, which is higher than the $57,797 average annual salary of an electric vehicle electrician.

The top three skills for an engineering technician include technical support, data collection and test equipment. The most important skills for an electric vehicle electrician are electrical components, AC, and PLC.

Engineering technician vs electric vehicle electrician overview

	Engineering Technician	Electric Vehicle Electrician
Yearly salary	$60,273	$57,797
Hourly rate	$28.98	$27.79
Growth rate	3%	7%
Number of jobs	111,343	16,705
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Associate Degree, 32%
Average age	45	42
Years of experience	4	12

Engineering technician vs electric vehicle electrician salary

Engineering technicians and electric vehicle electricians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Engineering Technician	Electric Vehicle Electrician
Average salary	$60,273	$57,797
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $96,000	Between $40,000 And $82,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	Washington	-
Best paying company	Western Digital	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between engineering technician and electric vehicle electrician education

There are a few differences between an engineering technician and an electric vehicle electrician in terms of educational background:

	Engineering Technician	Electric Vehicle Electrician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Associate Degree, 32%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	Purdue University	-

Engineering technician vs electric vehicle electrician demographics

Here are the differences between engineering technicians' and electric vehicle electricians' demographics:

	Engineering Technician	Electric Vehicle Electrician
Average age	45	42
Gender ratio	Male, 85.9% Female, 14.1%	Male, 95.2% Female, 4.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 9.2% White, 59.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 8.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% Asian, 2.2% White, 65.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	3%

Differences between engineering technician and electric vehicle electrician duties and responsibilities

Engineering technician example responsibilities.

Used Microsoft SharePoint to manage projects, web base collaboration, alerts and for document management.
Achieve UL certification for thermal overload protection used in motor applications.
Manage equipment database and organize annual equipment calibration require by internal quality control and ISO standards.
Manage and distribute cad standards to contributing design consultants and assist with any design issues as necessary.
Maintain engineering lab equipment: troubleshoot and repair any faulty electronic or mechanical malfunctions, and calibrate test equipment.
Specialize in software and hardware engineering to military standards and project management of DoD contracts.

Electric vehicle electrician example responsibilities.

Remove, analyze, identify issue install properly working pressure transducers, effectively accomplishing priorities to go underway.
Propose a novel power management strategy optimizing trade-offs between fuel consumption and battery usage with accompanying MATLAB simulations.
Remodel work are also complete, including service changes, and additions.

Engineering technician vs electric vehicle electrician skills

Common engineering technician skills

Technical Support, 5%
Data Collection, 4%
Test Equipment, 4%
Asphalt, 4%
Construction Projects, 4%
Construction Materials, 4%

Common electric vehicle electrician skills

Electrical Components, 12%
AC, 10%
PLC, 10%
Hand Tools, 10%
Electrical Circuits, 8%
Cranes, 6%

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