Junior electronic technician vs bench technician

The differences between junior electronic technicians and bench technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a junior electronic technician and a bench technician. Additionally, a bench technician has an average salary of $41,317, which is higher than the $40,566 average annual salary of a junior electronic technician.

The top three skills for a junior electronic technician include electronic equipment, electronic systems and logic controllers. The most important skills for a bench technician are troubleshoot, PC, and windows.

Junior electronic technician vs bench technician overview

	Junior Electronic Technician	Bench Technician
Yearly salary	$40,566	$41,317
Hourly rate	$19.50	$19.86
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	26,318	79,375
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Associate Degree, 55%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Junior electronic technician vs bench technician salary

Junior electronic technicians and bench technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Junior Electronic Technician	Bench Technician
Average salary	$40,566	$41,317
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $51,000	Between $29,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between junior electronic technician and bench technician education

There are a few differences between a junior electronic technician and a bench technician in terms of educational background:

	Junior Electronic Technician	Bench Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Associate Degree, 55%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Northeastern University	Northeastern University

Junior electronic technician vs bench technician demographics

Here are the differences between junior electronic technicians' and bench technicians' demographics:

	Junior Electronic Technician	Bench Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 90.1% Female, 9.9%	Male, 89.4% Female, 10.6%
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 junior electronic technician and bench technician duties and responsibilities

Junior electronic technician example responsibilities.

Repair, test, and troubleshot digital/ RF data terminals and bar-code scanners used for real-time managing of inventory.
Maintain, monitor and troubleshoot building all aspects of security equipment, locks, changing of combinations for doors and safes.
Certify and troubleshoot electronic maintenance equipment using test instruments such as oscilloscopes, electronic voltmeters, and bridges.
Test and troubleshot electronic systems to component level using multi-meters and oscilloscopes.

Bench technician example responsibilities.

Lead small teams in the development and installation of residential and commercial electrical and HVAC systems to include smart home systems.
Trouble-shoot and repair all boards to component level using oscilloscopes DMM's and spectrum analyzers.
Place fine pitch IC's and other parts as needed.
Repair pads and trace connectors on modems.
Repair and replace components within all iPhone models.
Experience reworking fine pitch devices and BGA components.

Junior electronic technician vs bench technician skills

Common junior electronic technician skills

Electronic Equipment, 24%
Electronic Systems, 22%
Logic Controllers, 14%
Analyze Results, 12%
Surface Mount, 11%
Electronic Components, 9%

Common bench technician skills

Troubleshoot, 13%
PC, 8%
Windows, 6%
Circuit Boards, 6%
Test Equipment, 5%
Component Level Repair, 4%

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