Inside wireman vs low voltage technician

The differences between inside wiremen and low voltage technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both an inside wireman and a low voltage technician. Additionally, a low voltage technician has an average salary of $39,605, which is higher than the $32,219 average annual salary of an inside wireman.

The top three skills for an inside wireman include conduit systems, control panels and EMT. The most important skills for a low voltage technician are hand tools, CCTV, and patch panels.

Inside wireman vs low voltage technician overview

	Inside Wireman	Low Voltage Technician
Yearly salary	$32,219	$39,605
Hourly rate	$15.49	$19.04
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	25,856	40,465
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 35%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	12	12

Inside wireman vs low voltage technician salary

Inside wiremen and low voltage technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Inside Wireman	Low Voltage Technician
Average salary	$32,219	$39,605
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $42,000	Between $30,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	Oakland, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Massachusetts General Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between inside wireman and low voltage technician education

There are a few differences between an inside wireman and a low voltage technician in terms of educational background:

	Inside Wireman	Low Voltage Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 35%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering Technology	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	-	-

Inside wireman vs low voltage technician demographics

Here are the differences between inside wiremen' and low voltage technicians' demographics:

	Inside Wireman	Low Voltage Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 97.1% Female, 2.9%	Male, 95.7% Female, 4.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 22.2% Asian, 2.2% White, 63.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% Asian, 2.1% White, 63.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between inside wireman and low voltage technician duties and responsibilities

Inside wireman example responsibilities.

Remove, analyze, identify issue install properly working pressure transducers, effectively accomplishing priorities to go underway.
Fabricate and install ridged, EMT and PVC conduits.
Install and maintain DCS, PLC systems.
Diagnose electrical and PLC systems.
Have well round knowledge of NEC code rules, and calculations.
Experience at running and bending rigid and IMC conduit as well as pvc.

Low voltage technician example responsibilities.

Lead a team of up to four installers that convert several hundr banks on the west coast of Florida to VOIP.
Handle and maintain transmission lines and distribution lines 34.5 KV and 13.8 KV.
Perform moves, adds or changes on PBX system.
Install conduit, including rigid, EMT, PVC and flex.
Ensure OSHA rules and regulations are compiled and meet
Open support tickets for down T1 lines with LEC.

Inside wireman vs low voltage technician skills

Common inside wireman skills

Conduit Systems, 11%
Control Panels, 10%
EMT, 7%
Electrical Systems, 7%
PVC, 5%
VAC, 5%

Common low voltage technician skills

Hand Tools, 9%
CCTV, 8%
Patch Panels, 6%
Ladders, 6%
Security Systems, 5%
Structured Cabling, 5%

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