Harness builder vs electronic assembly technician

The differences between harness builders and electronic assembly technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a harness builder has an average salary of $43,483, which is higher than the $34,320 average annual salary of an electronic assembly technician.

The top three skills for a harness builder include wire harnesses, tape measure and RAN. The most important skills for an electronic assembly technician are mechanical assembly, mechanical drawings, and lean manufacturing.

Harness builder vs electronic assembly technician overview

	Harness Builder	Electronic Assembly Technician
Yearly salary	$43,483	$34,320
Hourly rate	$20.91	$16.50
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	2,963	21,997
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 31%	Associate Degree, 49%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Harness builder vs electronic assembly technician salary

Harness builders and electronic assembly technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Harness Builder	Electronic Assembly Technician
Average salary	$43,483	$34,320
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $64,000	Between $28,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Phoenix, AZ
Highest paying state	-	Arizona
Best paying company	-	Battelle
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between harness builder and electronic assembly technician education

There are a few differences between a harness builder and an electronic assembly technician in terms of educational background:

	Harness Builder	Electronic Assembly Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 31%	Associate Degree, 49%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Harness builder vs electronic assembly technician demographics

Here are the differences between harness builders' and electronic assembly technicians' demographics:

	Harness Builder	Electronic Assembly Technician
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 52.1% Female, 47.9%	Male, 73.4% Female, 26.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 9.0% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 11.8% White, 59.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between harness builder and electronic assembly technician duties and responsibilities

Harness builder example responsibilities.

Modify existing client websites with new HTML and CSS to achieve stakeholder requirements.
Grant ITAR clearance, and clear to handle explosive materials by the ATF.
Facilitate the final assembly of electrical transformers.
Contribute in drafting and designing technical and advertising layout using AutoCAD and Photoshop.
Contribute in drafting and designing technical and advertising layout using AutoCAD and Photoshop.

Electronic assembly technician example responsibilities.

Operate stamping machine and assemble ESD carts.
Flex circuits, through-hole components and limit SMD work.
Hand soldering through-hole and SMT soldering to component level repairs.
Perform component level repair on SMT PWB's using test bed data.
Handle small delicate components, using ESD practices and clean room protocol.
Operate metalworking machines to fabricate housings, jigs, fittings, or fixtures.

Harness builder vs electronic assembly technician skills

Common harness builder skills

Wire Harnesses, 86%
Tape Measure, 7%
RAN, 7%

Common electronic assembly technician skills

Mechanical Assembly, 12%
Mechanical Drawings, 11%
Lean Manufacturing, 9%
Soldering Irons, 7%
Surface Mount Components, 5%
Drill Press, 5%

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