Field training officer vs senior technician specialist

The differences between field training officers and senior technician specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a field training officer and a senior technician specialist. Additionally, a senior technician specialist has an average salary of $96,650, which is higher than the $40,001 average annual salary of a field training officer.

The top three skills for a field training officer include field training, patrol and patients. The most important skills for a senior technician specialist are patients, customer service, and project management.

Field training officer vs senior technician specialist overview

	Field Training Officer	Senior Technician Specialist
Yearly salary	$40,001	$96,650
Hourly rate	$19.23	$46.47
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	122,047	56,304
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Field training officer vs senior technician specialist salary

Field training officers and senior technician specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Field Training Officer	Senior Technician Specialist
Average salary	$40,001	$96,650
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $57,000	Between $68,000 And $136,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	The Walt Disney Company
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between field training officer and senior technician specialist education

There are a few differences between a field training officer and a senior technician specialist in terms of educational background:

	Field Training Officer	Senior Technician Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	San Diego State University	University of Pennsylvania

Field training officer vs senior technician specialist demographics

Here are the differences between field training officers' and senior technician specialists' demographics:

	Field Training Officer	Senior Technician Specialist
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 82.0% Female, 18.0%	Male, 44.6% Female, 55.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 5.8% White, 59.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 5.9% White, 60.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between field training officer and senior technician specialist duties and responsibilities

Field training officer example responsibilities.

Manage logistics, outlining plans to procure and distribute necessary elements to target destinations in a timely and accurate manner.
Train new EMT's in safe and responsible completion of require job duties.
Coach and train EMT's who require or request training, or after evaluation checks.
Conduct CPR on an inmate in an actual real life emergency (resulting in saving a life).
Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and operate an automate external defibrillator (a) machine when emergencies arise.
Develop innovative PowerPoint presentation used to assist personnel needing to be train on state and national police computer base systems.

Senior technician specialist example responsibilities.

Design, build and manage an IP base security camera surveillance network.
Manage all services deliver within HIPAA compliance, best practices and within require service level agreement.
Manage client relations and coordinate the project effectively between onsite and offshore.
Design and development of web pages using PHP, HTML, and CSS including AJAX controls and XML.
Used CSS for GUI implementation.
Develop Y2K specs for CSS system and implement changes.

Field training officer vs senior technician specialist skills

Common field training officer skills

Field Training, 12%
Patrol, 11%
Patients, 7%
Public Safety, 7%
Patient Care, 7%
CPR, 6%

Common senior technician specialist skills

Patients, 17%
Customer Service, 10%
Project Management, 6%
Java, 6%
Windows, 4%
Patient Care, 4%

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