Freelance computer technician vs student technician

The differences between freelance computer technicians and student 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 student technician. Additionally, a freelance computer technician has an average salary of $32,797, which is higher than the $28,926 average annual salary of a student technician.

The top three skills for a freelance computer technician include troubleshoot, laptop computers and printers. The most important skills for a student technician are java, javascript, and SQL.

Freelance computer technician vs student technician overview

	Freelance Computer Technician	Student Technician
Yearly salary	$32,797	$28,926
Hourly rate	$15.77	$13.91
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	74,145	82,671
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Freelance computer technician vs student technician salary

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

	Freelance Computer Technician	Student Technician
Average salary	$32,797	$28,926
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $40,000	Between $16,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	Lakewood, NJ
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Siemens
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between freelance computer technician and student technician education

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

	Freelance Computer Technician	Student Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Freelance computer technician vs student technician demographics

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

	Freelance Computer Technician	Student Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 88.4% Female, 11.6%	Male, 60.7% Female, 39.3%
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, 10.9% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 14.4% White, 53.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between freelance computer technician and student 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

Student technician example responsibilities.

Set up and manage all Linux labs campus-wide.
Manage encryption key using common asymmetric algorithms and distribute mechanism.
Set up IP's & DNS for machines.
Update department websites using HTML.
Create and maintain databases for various customers with SQL.
Support with setting up PowerPoint presentations and video conferences.

Freelance computer technician vs student technician skills

Common freelance computer technician skills

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

Common student technician skills

Java, 9%
JavaScript, 8%
SQL, 8%
GPA, 8%
CSS, 8%
Android, 7%

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