Expeditionary airfield systems technician vs system technician

The differences between expeditionary airfield systems technicians and system technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an expeditionary airfield systems technician has an average salary of $51,598, which is higher than the $43,410 average annual salary of a system technician.

The top three skills for an expeditionary airfield systems technician include aircraft emergency, EAF and airfield systems. The most important skills for a system technician are customer service, hand tools, and preventative maintenance.

Expeditionary airfield systems technician vs system technician overview

	Expeditionary Airfield Systems Technician	System Technician
Yearly salary	$51,598	$43,410
Hourly rate	$24.81	$20.87
Growth rate	-	5%
Number of jobs	58,948	137,121
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	Associate Degree, 40%
Average age	24	43
Years of experience	-	2

Expeditionary airfield systems technician vs system technician salary

Expeditionary airfield systems technicians and system technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Expeditionary Airfield Systems Technician	System Technician
Average salary	$51,598	$43,410
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $108,000	Between $27,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Bristol-Myers Squibb
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between expeditionary airfield systems technician and system technician education

There are a few differences between an expeditionary airfield systems technician and a system technician in terms of educational background:

	Expeditionary Airfield Systems Technician	System Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	Associate Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Expeditionary airfield systems technician vs system technician demographics

Here are the differences between expeditionary airfield systems technicians' and system technicians' demographics:

	Expeditionary Airfield Systems Technician	System Technician
Average age	24	43
Gender ratio	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%	Male, 90.0% Female, 10.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 5.4% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	4%	9%

Differences between expeditionary airfield systems technician and system technician duties and responsibilities

Expeditionary airfield systems technician example responsibilities.

Direct the defense and resolution of dispute liability in arbitration proceedings in order to minimize payout or achieve recovery.
Maximize company profitability using exceptional negotiation skills.
Maximize company profitability using exceptional negotiation skills.

System technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage approve software distributions using Microsoft SCCM.
Manage, support and maintain modern EMC SAN storage platform.
Manage 185 virtualize desktops running in a cluster VMware ESX environment.
Provide on-site construction support and lead system testing, debugging, and startup.
Develop and implement a weekly schedule on SQL databases to automate the execution of maintenance plans.
Plan and lead training programs on new software development essential to the movement to a paperless travel department for DoD.

Expeditionary airfield systems technician vs system technician skills

Common expeditionary airfield systems technician skills

Aircraft Emergency, 39%
EAF, 27%
Airfield Systems, 19%
Safety Regulations, 16%

Common system technician skills

Customer Service, 10%
Hand Tools, 7%
Preventative Maintenance, 6%
Technical Support, 5%
Control Systems, 4%
Security Systems, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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