Junior electronic technician vs digital technician

The differences between junior electronic technicians and digital 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 digital technician. Additionally, a digital technician has an average salary of $73,262, 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 digital technician are photography, adobe creative suite, and technical support.

Junior electronic technician vs digital technician overview

	Junior Electronic Technician	Digital Technician
Yearly salary	$40,566	$73,262
Hourly rate	$19.50	$35.22
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	26,318	54,243
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Junior electronic technician vs digital technician salary

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

	Junior Electronic Technician	Digital Technician
Average salary	$40,566	$73,262
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $51,000	Between $39,000 And $134,000
Highest paying City	-	Houston, TX
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Morgan Stanley
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between junior electronic technician and digital technician education

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

	Junior Electronic Technician	Digital Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Photography
Most common college	Northeastern University	Stanford University

Junior electronic technician vs digital technician demographics

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

	Junior Electronic Technician	Digital Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 90.1% Female, 9.9%	Male, 75.9% Female, 24.1%
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 digital 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.

Digital technician example responsibilities.

Manage the tier-2 ticketing system and propagate hot topic responses to the SharePoint knowledge base.
Service and maintain all PC's and Macintosh equipment.
Burned plates digitally on a CREO platemaker.
Create CMYK prepress proofs using Agfa match-print material.
Check metal plates as they print from the CTP.
Operate scanner to produce digital files for use in CTP processes.

Junior electronic technician vs digital 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 digital technician skills

Photography, 18%
Adobe Creative Suite, 9%
Technical Support, 9%
Adobe Photoshop, 7%
Windows, 7%
Capture One Pro, 6%

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