Highway technician vs technician

The differences between highway 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 technician, becoming a technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a technician has an average salary of $38,045, which is higher than the $35,400 average annual salary of a highway technician.

The top three skills for a highway technician include GRASS, traffic control and CDL. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Highway technician vs technician overview

	Highway Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$35,400	$38,045
Hourly rate	$17.02	$18.29
Growth rate	-	1%
Number of jobs	8,849	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	45	40
Years of experience	10	2

Highway technician vs technician salary

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

	Highway Technician	Technician
Average salary	$35,400	$38,045
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $46,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	Cleveland, OH	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Hawaii
Best paying company	Iowa Department of Transportation	Microsoft
Best paying industry	Insurance	Telecommunication

Differences between highway technician and technician education

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

	Highway Technician	Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Wentworth Institute of Technology	-

Highway technician vs technician demographics

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

	Highway Technician	Technician
Average age	45	40
Gender ratio	Male, 85.8% Female, 14.2%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 6.0% White, 68.8% 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 technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Highway technician example responsibilities.

Help manage the housing development; keeping it clean, in compliance with OSHA laws, and state safety laws.
Operate skagg and batwing mowers.
Lead worker on the mowing crew.
Have worked with concrete and asphalt, both removal and placement.
Overlie projects dealing with asphalt, do ditch work with all kinds of equipment.
Operate front-end loaders, mowers, chainsaws, weed trimmers, and pole saws as trained.

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 technician vs technician skills

Common highway technician skills

GRASS, 16%
Traffic Control, 14%
CDL, 11%
Highway Maintenance, 11%
Dump Truck, 7%
Pavement Markings, 5%

Common technician skills

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