Exhibit technician vs administrative technician

The differences between exhibit technicians and administrative technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become an exhibit technician, becoming an administrative technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, an administrative technician has an average salary of $41,290, which is higher than the $34,387 average annual salary of an exhibit technician.

The top three skills for an exhibit technician include exhibit design, prototyping and exhibit maintenance. The most important skills for an administrative technician are customer service, data entry, and patients.

Exhibit technician vs administrative technician overview

	Exhibit Technician	Administrative Technician
Yearly salary	$34,387	$41,290
Hourly rate	$16.53	$19.85
Growth rate	12%	-8%
Number of jobs	5,760	73,101
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	44	50
Years of experience	4	2

Exhibit technician vs administrative technician salary

Exhibit technicians and administrative technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Exhibit Technician	Administrative Technician
Average salary	$34,387	$41,290
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $63,000	Between $25,000 And $65,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	InfosysPublicService
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between exhibit technician and administrative technician education

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

	Exhibit Technician	Administrative Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Fine Arts	Business
Most common college	Harvard University	Western Carolina University

Exhibit technician vs administrative technician demographics

Here are the differences between exhibit technicians' and administrative technicians' demographics:

	Exhibit Technician	Administrative Technician
Average age	44	50
Gender ratio	Male, 80.1% Female, 19.9%	Male, 34.0% Female, 66.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.1% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.1% Asian, 4.9% White, 77.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 3.8% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	13%	6%

Differences between exhibit technician and administrative technician duties and responsibilities

Exhibit technician example responsibilities.

Manage paperwork associate with HVAC procedures.
Diagnose, troubleshoot and repair systemic problems, commission new turbines, evaluate readiness for operations.
Perform archeological field excavations and laboratory analysis.

Administrative technician example responsibilities.

Design and manage an innovative human capital and knowledge management information technology systems (e.g., PeopleSoft).
Manage after-hour phone consultations and create referral records for 2.2k patients while ensuring care continuity from civilian medical facilities.
Perform classroom instruction on Linux OS and database operations.
Utilize SharePoint to copy soft tokens into the appropriate agency's folder.
Build, maintain and support the company's Intranet portal system using SharePoint.
Set up PCs and laptops to any new employee for when they first arrive.

Exhibit technician vs administrative technician skills

Common exhibit technician skills

Exhibit Design, 21%
Prototyping, 17%
Exhibit Maintenance, 13%
Interactive Exhibits, 13%
Exhibit Components, 10%
Museum Exhibits, 9%

Common administrative technician skills

Customer Service, 14%
Data Entry, 11%
Patients, 8%
Database Management, 5%
Payroll, 5%
Troubleshoot, 4%

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