Imac technician vs network technician

The differences between imac technicians and network 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 network technician. Additionally, a network technician has an average salary of $68,938, which is higher than the $56,894 average annual salary of an imac technician.

The top three skills for an imac technician include cable management, technical support and desk side support. The most important skills for a network technician are customer service, switches, and troubleshoot.

Imac technician vs network technician overview

	Imac Technician	Network Technician
Yearly salary	$56,894	$68,938
Hourly rate	$27.35	$33.14
Growth rate	10%	5%
Number of jobs	59,073	79,712
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	42	43
Years of experience	2	2

Imac technician vs network technician salary

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

	Imac Technician	Network Technician
Average salary	$56,894	$68,938
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $105,000	Between $51,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between imac technician and network technician education

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

	Imac Technician	Network Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Imac technician vs network technician demographics

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

	Imac Technician	Network Technician
Average age	42	43
Gender ratio	Male, 88.5% Female, 11.5%	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%
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, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 9.4% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	11%	9%

Differences between imac technician and network 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.

Network technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage DHCP servers including setting up DHCP scopes, enabling DHCP clients, viewing and managing active leases.
Manage city wide IIS deployment.
Manage Virtualization system, using ESX server/client.
Install, configure and manage Symantec Antivirus on all network computers
Use Symantec BackupExec to manage and maintain all server backups and file restorations.
Manage company Cisco series routers, switches, and ASA firewall integrate into MPLS network.

Imac technician vs network technician skills

Common imac technician skills

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

Common network technician skills

Customer Service, 9%
Switches, 6%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Routers, 4%
Lan Wan, 3%
Lan, 3%