Fuel technician vs gas technician

The differences between fuel technicians and gas 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 fuel technician and a gas technician. Additionally, a gas technician has an average salary of $40,576, which is higher than the $40,247 average annual salary of a fuel technician.

The top three skills for a fuel technician include safety procedures, hand tools and fuel systems. The most important skills for a gas technician are data collection, data entry, and control systems.

Fuel technician vs gas technician overview

	Fuel Technician	Gas Technician
Yearly salary	$40,247	$40,576
Hourly rate	$19.35	$19.51
Growth rate	1%	10%
Number of jobs	64,684	92,947
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 29%
Average age	40	42
Years of experience	2	2

Fuel technician vs gas technician salary

Fuel technicians and gas technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fuel Technician	Gas Technician
Average salary	$40,247	$40,576
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $58,000	Between $26,000 And $61,000
Highest paying City	Las Vegas, NV	-
Highest paying state	Oregon	-
Best paying company	World Fuel Services	-
Best paying industry	Utilities	-

Differences between fuel technician and gas technician education

There are a few differences between a fuel technician and a gas technician in terms of educational background:

	Fuel Technician	Gas Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 29%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	New Mexico State University

Fuel technician vs gas technician demographics

Here are the differences between fuel technicians' and gas technicians' demographics:

	Fuel Technician	Gas Technician
Average age	40	42
Gender ratio	Male, 92.2% Female, 7.8%	Male, 88.8% Female, 11.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 22.4% Asian, 5.0% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 5.0% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	2%	8%

Differences between fuel technician and gas technician duties and responsibilities

Fuel technician example responsibilities.

Complete JSA's, equipment list am inspections.
Operate tracked and wheel vehicles over vary terrain and roadways in combat formation.
Tag customer equipment and maintain safety standards uphold in accordance with FAA rules and regulations.
Operate all wheel vehicles and equipment over vary terrain and roadways for support of combat operations
Build or test power plant systems, including pumps, blowers, heat exchangers, or sensors.
Oil, water and sand are require to keep CSX/BNSF/NS locomotives operating during winter and summer weather.

Gas technician example responsibilities.

Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Service HVAC, gas and oil burners
Install new hardware and controls on existing and new HVAC equipment.
Complete a 300 PLC change out due to bad lot on internal processors of Allen Bradly PLCs.
Service all generator automatic starting equipment including automatic transfer switches for both emergency stand by generators and emergency fire pumps.
Install, maintain, troubleshoot and program PLC's.

Fuel technician vs gas technician skills

Common fuel technician skills

Safety Procedures, 12%
Hand Tools, 11%
Fuel Systems, 8%
Troubleshoot, 8%
Ladders, 6%
CDL, 5%

Common gas technician skills

Data Collection, 10%
Data Entry, 9%
Control Systems, 9%
Extraction, 9%
Landfill, 8%
CDL, 6%

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