Instrument technician helper vs senior electronics technician

The differences between instrument technician helpers and senior electronics 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 instrument technician helper and a senior electronics technician. Additionally, a senior electronics technician has an average salary of $61,776, which is higher than the $58,083 average annual salary of an instrument technician helper.

The top three skills for an instrument technician helper include instrument trays, control valves and safety rules. The most important skills for a senior electronics technician are RF, technical support, and analog.

Instrument technician helper vs senior electronics technician overview

	Instrument Technician Helper	Senior Electronics Technician
Yearly salary	$58,083	$61,776
Hourly rate	$27.92	$29.70
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	28,499	68,281
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Associate Degree, 58%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Instrument technician helper vs senior electronics technician salary

Instrument technician helpers and senior electronics technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Instrument Technician Helper	Senior Electronics Technician
Average salary	$58,083	$61,776
Salary range	Between $46,000 And $73,000	Between $44,000 And $85,000
Highest paying City	-	Pleasanton, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Halliburton
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between instrument technician helper and senior electronics technician education

There are a few differences between an instrument technician helper and a senior electronics technician in terms of educational background:

	Instrument Technician Helper	Senior Electronics Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Associate Degree, 58%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northeastern University

Instrument technician helper vs senior electronics technician demographics

Here are the differences between instrument technician helpers' and senior electronics technicians' demographics:

	Instrument Technician Helper	Senior Electronics Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 83.1% Female, 16.9%	Male, 94.6% Female, 5.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 8.0% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 8.0% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between instrument technician helper and senior electronics technician duties and responsibilities

Instrument technician helper example responsibilities.

Supervise and manage several environmental ECAS annual, monthly and weekly reports in cooperation with regional CEMS manager for federal compliance.
Work in MCC and in control rooms installing relays and terminal blocks.
Install PVC pipes for chemical processing at Intel computer factory for compact discs.
Assist in modifying existing transmitters, trays, struts or supports using hand or power tools.
Install, test and troubleshoot equipment to ensure safety and operational performance in industrial and plant environment.
Gain experience working on Honeywell transmitters using a Honeywell communicator and hand pump to calibrate and sell loops.

Senior electronics technician example responsibilities.

Manage and ensure preventative maintenance, safety, and OSHA compliance programs are meet.
Analyze, and troubleshoot analog, digital, audio, and RF circuits to component level in telephone circuit boards.
Work to ensure compliance with all OSHA, ISO, cGMP and FDA standards.
Experience using oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers to measure and interpret transmitter system operating parameters.
Perform alignments using network analyzers, scalar analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes.
Train on ISO and IPC.

Instrument technician helper vs senior electronics technician skills

Common instrument technician helper skills

Instrument Trays, 34%
Control Valves, 23%
Safety Rules, 8%
Stainless Steel, 8%
RAN, 8%
Instrument Stands, 7%

Common senior electronics technician skills

RF, 9%
Technical Support, 5%
Analog, 5%
Ac, 4%
Dc, 4%
Oscilloscopes, 4%

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