Highway engineering technician vs technician

The differences between highway engineering technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 8-10 years to become a highway engineering technician, becoming a technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a highway engineering technician has an average salary of $49,827, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a highway engineering technician include asphalt, civil engineering and cost estimates. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Highway engineering technician vs technician overview

	Highway Engineering Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$49,827	$38,045
Hourly rate	$23.96	$18.29
Growth rate	-	1%
Number of jobs	63,259	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	45	40
Years of experience	10	2

Highway engineering technician vs technician salary

Highway engineering technicians and technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Highway Engineering Technician	Technician
Average salary	$49,827	$38,045
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $70,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between highway engineering technician and technician education

There are a few differences between a highway engineering technician and a technician in terms of educational background:

	Highway Engineering Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Chemistry	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Highway engineering technician vs technician demographics

Here are the differences between highway engineering technicians' and technicians' demographics:

	Highway Engineering Technician	Technician
Average age	45	40
Gender ratio	Male, 76.0% Female, 24.0%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 4.9% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	6%	2%

Differences between highway engineering technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Highway engineering technician example responsibilities.

Manage and distribute cad standards to contributing design consultants and assist with any design issues as necessary.
Collect data on everything on the job from employees to figuring yield with D1 aggregate and asphalt.
Perform tests on RF and digital electronic assemblies and systems to characterize performance, uncover specification deficiencies and repair damage circuitry.
Experience with SiteManager and INDOT documentation relating to construction process.

Technician example responsibilities.

Achieve multiple ASE certifications within first year of employment.
Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
Manage telecommunications installation and repair for hospital Nortel network.
Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Manage, troubleshot and repair multiple wireless technologies including fiber optic transmission switches.
Install peripherals including printers, fax machines, scanners, and smartphones.

Highway engineering technician vs technician skills

Common highway engineering technician skills

Asphalt, 38%
Civil Engineering, 35%
Cost Estimates, 14%
Traffic Control, 13%

Common technician skills

Patients, 16%
Customer Service, 14%
Patient Care, 8%
Hand Tools, 6%
Diagnosis, 5%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%

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