Imac technician vs junior technician

The differences between imac technicians and junior technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an imac technician and a junior technician. Additionally, an imac technician has an average salary of $56,894, which is higher than the $39,417 average annual salary of a junior technician.

The top three skills for an imac technician include cable management, technical support and desk side support. The most important skills for a junior technician are customer service, HVAC, and fall protection.

Imac technician vs junior technician overview

	Imac Technician	Junior Technician
Yearly salary	$56,894	$39,417
Hourly rate	$27.35	$18.95
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	59,073	103,780
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Imac technician vs junior technician salary

Imac technicians and junior technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Imac Technician	Junior Technician
Average salary	$56,894	$39,417
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $105,000	Between $26,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	-	Alexandria, VA
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Citi
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between imac technician and junior technician education

There are a few differences between an imac technician and a junior technician in terms of educational background:

	Imac Technician	Junior Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Computer Science	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Imac technician vs junior technician demographics

Here are the differences between imac technicians' and junior technicians' demographics:

	Imac Technician	Junior Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 88.5% Female, 11.5%	Male, 82.9% Female, 17.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 10.6% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 10.6% White, 56.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between imac technician and junior technician duties and responsibilities

Imac technician example responsibilities.

Develop Java base IAM system components to manage security and authorizations.
Configure tokens for VPN access.
Configure Cisco VPN and PGP hard disk encryption for laptops.
Contract under Bloomberg L.P. for a global computer migration project.
Work with internal customers to ensure correct operation of LAN/WAN workstations.
Assign service calls and complete in a timely fashion while monitoring SLA.

Junior technician example responsibilities.

Manage backups, replications and disaster recovery plans of company mission critical servers and database files to ensure redundancy.
frame relay, TCP/IP configuration with NOC or on site engineer.
Set up new user workstations, updating software when need i.e.
Perform remote or in person program installation and OS setting changes to programs specifications.
Escalate tickets when need to upper level techs, system admins, or analysts.
Diagnose and fix computer issues, ranging from viruses, bloatware, and OS issues.

Imac technician vs junior technician skills

Common imac technician skills

Cable Management, 24%
Technical Support, 23%
Desk Side Support, 11%
Workstations, 9%
Image PC, 7%
Remedy, 4%

Common junior technician skills

Customer Service, 19%
HVAC, 7%
Fall Protection, 7%
Technical Support, 7%
JR, 4%
Level II, 4%