Exhibit technician vs technician

The differences between exhibit technicians and 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 a technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a technician has an average salary of $38,045, 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 a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Exhibit technician vs technician overview

	Exhibit Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$34,387	$38,045
Hourly rate	$16.53	$18.29
Growth rate	12%	1%
Number of jobs	5,760	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	44	40
Years of experience	4	2

Exhibit technician vs technician salary

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

	Exhibit Technician	Technician
Average salary	$34,387	$38,045
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $63,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between exhibit technician and technician education

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

	Exhibit Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Fine Arts	Business
Most common college	Harvard University	-

Exhibit technician vs technician demographics

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

	Exhibit Technician	Technician
Average age	44	40
Gender ratio	Male, 80.1% Female, 19.9%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
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, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 4.9% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	13%	2%

Differences between exhibit technician and 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.

Technician example responsibilities.

Achieve multiple ASE certifications within first year of employment.
Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
Manage telecommunications installation and repair for hospital Nortel network.
Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Manage, troubleshot and repair multiple wireless technologies including fiber optic transmission switches.
Install peripherals including printers, fax machines, scanners, and smartphones.

Exhibit technician vs technician skills

Common exhibit technician skills

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

Common technician skills

Patients, 16%
Customer Service, 14%
Patient Care, 8%
Hand Tools, 6%
Diagnosis, 5%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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