Freelance computer technician vs network technician

The differences between freelance computer technicians and network technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a freelance computer technician and a network technician. Additionally, a network technician has an average salary of $68,938, which is higher than the $32,797 average annual salary of a freelance computer technician.

The top three skills for a freelance computer technician include troubleshoot, laptop computers and printers. The most important skills for a network technician are customer service, switches, and troubleshoot.

Freelance computer technician vs network technician overview

	Freelance Computer Technician	Network Technician
Yearly salary	$32,797	$68,938
Hourly rate	$15.77	$33.14
Growth rate	10%	5%
Number of jobs	74,145	79,712
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	42	43
Years of experience	2	2

Freelance computer technician vs network technician salary

Freelance computer technicians and network technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Freelance Computer Technician	Network Technician
Average salary	$32,797	$68,938
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $40,000	Between $51,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between freelance computer technician and network technician education

There are a few differences between a freelance computer technician and a network technician in terms of educational background:

	Freelance Computer Technician	Network Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Freelance computer technician vs network technician demographics

Here are the differences between freelance computer technicians' and network technicians' demographics:

	Freelance Computer Technician	Network Technician
Average age	42	43
Gender ratio	Male, 88.4% Female, 11.6%	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 10.5% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 9.4% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	11%	9%

Differences between freelance computer technician and network technician duties and responsibilities

Freelance computer technician example responsibilities.

Manage the implementation of OS and security patches and software.
Recreate and manage company website, maintain regular updates, manage DNS servers, administrate e-mail and outlook exchange server.
Install, test, repair, and troubleshoot personal computers, laptops, networks, printers, and other peripheral devices.
Integrate all audio & visual equipment, CCTV, DVR, [] phone.
Work on virtualization environments including VMware ESXI and Linux KVM
Provide knowledge and technical support on software and POS equipment

Network technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage DHCP servers including setting up DHCP scopes, enabling DHCP clients, viewing and managing active leases.
Manage city wide IIS deployment.
Manage Virtualization system, using ESX server/client.
Install, configure and manage Symantec Antivirus on all network computers
Use Symantec BackupExec to manage and maintain all server backups and file restorations.
Manage company Cisco series routers, switches, and ASA firewall integrate into MPLS network.

Freelance computer technician vs network technician skills

Common freelance computer technician skills

Troubleshoot, 10%
Laptop Computers, 7%
Printers, 6%
Virus Removal, 5%
Desktop Computers, 5%
Windows OS, 4%

Common network technician skills

Customer Service, 9%
Switches, 6%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Routers, 4%
Lan Wan, 3%
Lan, 3%

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