Internet technician vs field technician

The differences between internet technicians and field technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become an internet technician, becoming a field technician takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, an internet technician has an average salary of $37,615, which is higher than the $37,520 average annual salary of a field technician.

The top three skills for an internet technician include customer service, telephone calls and email accounts. The most important skills for a field technician are customer service, ladders, and test equipment.

Internet technician vs field technician overview

	Internet Technician	Field Technician
Yearly salary	$37,615	$37,520
Hourly rate	$18.08	$18.04
Growth rate	10%	8%
Number of jobs	82,493	123,149
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	42	44
Years of experience	2	12

Internet technician vs field technician salary

Internet technicians and field technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Internet Technician	Field Technician
Average salary	$37,615	$37,520
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $62,000	Between $28,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	DCP Midstream
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between internet technician and field technician education

There are a few differences between an internet technician and a field technician in terms of educational background:

	Internet Technician	Field Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Internet technician vs field technician demographics

Here are the differences between internet technicians' and field technicians' demographics:

	Internet Technician	Field Technician
Average age	42	44
Gender ratio	Male, 78.8% Female, 21.2%	Male, 88.5% Female, 11.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 10.6% White, 56.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 4.5% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 1.7% White, 71.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	11%	1%

Differences between internet technician and field technician duties and responsibilities

Internet technician example responsibilities.

Support 3rd party wireless devices, set up VPN, and manage wireless networks.
Develop Java base IAM system components to manage security and authorizations.
Identify and resolve Internet connectivity issues with DSL circuits, routers, and PC configurations.
Enroll customers for both dial-up and wireless Internet access.
Trouble shoot dial-up, modem, windows and browser conflicts.
Configure workstation TCP/IP for network connectivity and configure PC's for file and printer sharing.

Field technician example responsibilities.

Lead training, operations, user hardware and software support, and logbook oversight.
Manage network reliability, capacity and performance in conjunction with RF engineering establish guidelines.
Install cable to data network, pulling cat5, cat6 to racks, patch panel patch cords.
Provide desktop support and troubleshoot network communications issue at customer homes.
Install AWS and LTE Equiptment.
Work with NOC's for trouble issues.

Internet technician vs field technician skills

Common internet technician skills

Customer Service, 19%
Telephone Calls, 10%
Email Accounts, 9%
DSL, 4%
Inbound Calls, 4%
Mac OS, 4%

Common field technician skills

Customer Service, 11%
Ladders, 9%
Test Equipment, 7%
Hand Tools, 6%
Smartphones, 4%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%