Junior computer technician vs student technician

The differences between junior computer technicians and student technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a junior computer technician and a student technician. Additionally, a junior computer technician has an average salary of $76,816, which is higher than the $28,926 average annual salary of a student technician.

The top three skills for a junior computer technician include troubleshoot, OS and auto cad. The most important skills for a student technician are java, javascript, and SQL.

Junior computer technician vs student technician overview

	Junior Computer Technician	Student Technician
Yearly salary	$76,816	$28,926
Hourly rate	$36.93	$13.91
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	67,581	82,671
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Junior computer technician vs student technician salary

Junior computer technicians and student technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Junior Computer Technician	Student Technician
Average salary	$76,816	$28,926
Salary range	Between $46,000 And $126,000	Between $16,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	Lakewood, NJ
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Siemens
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between junior computer technician and student technician education

There are a few differences between a junior computer technician and a student technician in terms of educational background:

	Junior Computer Technician	Student Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Duke University

Junior computer technician vs student technician demographics

Here are the differences between junior computer technicians' and student technicians' demographics:

	Junior Computer Technician	Student Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 81.2% Female, 18.8%	Male, 60.7% Female, 39.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 10.6% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 14.4% White, 53.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between junior computer technician and student technician duties and responsibilities

Junior computer technician example responsibilities.

Manage Java development projects within teams under professional guidelines, and reviews.
Install windows os on hard drives.
Install system software, including Macintosh OS.
Repair or replace component parts on customer PCs.
Recommend diagnostic and anti-virus solutions to customer while working to recover data and remove malicious software from customer's devices.
Perform nightly system backups, reports distribution, IPL's and CICS recycles.

Student technician example responsibilities.

Set up and manage all Linux labs campus-wide.
Manage encryption key using common asymmetric algorithms and distribute mechanism.
Set up IP's & DNS for machines.
Update department websites using HTML.
Create and maintain databases for various customers with SQL.
Support with setting up PowerPoint presentations and video conferences.

Junior computer technician vs student technician skills

Common junior computer technician skills

Troubleshoot, 20%
OS, 13%
Auto CAD, 12%
Software Installation, 9%
Software Issues, 6%
Mac, 6%

Common student technician skills

Java, 9%
JavaScript, 8%
SQL, 8%
GPA, 8%
CSS, 8%
Android, 7%

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