Gutter installer vs metal technician

The differences between gutter installers and metal technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a metal technician has an average salary of $35,641, which is higher than the $34,695 average annual salary of a gutter installer.

The top three skills for a gutter installer include OSHA, ladders and hand tools. The most important skills for a metal technician are hand tools, CNC, and engineering drawings.

Gutter installer vs metal technician overview

	Gutter Installer	Metal Technician
Yearly salary	$34,695	$35,641
Hourly rate	$16.68	$17.14
Growth rate	-1%	-1%
Number of jobs	15,110	66,838
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Gutter installer vs metal technician salary

Gutter installers and metal technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Gutter Installer	Metal Technician
Average salary	$34,695	$35,641
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $44,000	Between $27,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	Marlborough, MA	-
Highest paying state	Minnesota	-
Best paying company	ABC Seamless	-
Best paying industry	Construction	-

Differences between gutter installer and metal technician education

There are a few differences between a gutter installer and a metal technician in terms of educational background:

	Gutter Installer	Metal Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	General Studies	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Gutter installer vs metal technician demographics

Here are the differences between gutter installers' and metal technicians' demographics:

	Gutter Installer	Metal Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 86.4% Female, 13.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.7% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 3.4% White, 68.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 8.1% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 3.2% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between gutter installer and metal technician duties and responsibilities

Gutter installer example responsibilities.

Manage telecommunications, data and CCTV equipment.
Require climbing scaffolding at many heights and sometimes in ditches.
Fabricate PVC air filtering systems for acid dip tanks around the world.
Fasten seams and joints together with bolts, metal drive clips, and caulks.
Provide maintenance and cleaning services for commercial and residential gutters, replaces shingles and panels.
Start as entry-level polisher, and shortly transition to installer, and finally to cnc operator

Metal technician example responsibilities.

Team invest to achieve goal; CNC programme and fabricate nacelle center beam splice.
Repair multiple flight line ladders; replace and weld damaged areas.
Operate oxy acetylene torches for soldering, silver soldering, brazing, cutting and welding.
Operate overhead crane magnet, pneumatic hammers, furnace, scales, mig welder, acetylene torch.
Provide remelting/metal crafting services, including aluminum, magnesium and zinc.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.

Gutter installer vs metal technician skills

Common gutter installer skills

OSHA, 34%
Ladders, 16%
Hand Tools, 15%
Roofing, 11%
Scaffolding, 9%
Snips, 4%

Common metal technician skills

Hand Tools, 16%
CNC, 12%
Engineering Drawings, 8%
Ladders, 8%
Aluminum, 7%
Grinders, 6%