Junior electronic technician vs ie technician

The differences between junior electronic technicians and ie 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 an ie technician. Additionally, an ie technician has an average salary of $67,439, 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 an ie technician are PLC, electrical equipment, and control systems.

Junior electronic technician vs ie technician overview

	Junior Electronic Technician	IE Technician
Yearly salary	$40,566	$67,439
Hourly rate	$19.50	$32.42
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	26,318	28,129
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Associate Degree, 58%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Junior electronic technician vs ie technician salary

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

	Junior Electronic Technician	IE Technician
Average salary	$40,566	$67,439
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $51,000	Between $49,000 And $91,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between junior electronic technician and ie technician education

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

	Junior Electronic Technician	IE Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Associate Degree, 58%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	Northeastern University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Junior electronic technician vs ie technician demographics

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

	Junior Electronic Technician	IE Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 90.1% Female, 9.9%	Male, 96.2% Female, 3.8%
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 ie 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.

Ie technician example responsibilities.

Lead a team of 10 engineers to develop an infrare telescope that are launched on the NASA high-altitude balloonproject BRRISON/BOPPS.
Programme, configure, and commission a variety of EFM's, RTU's and controls equipment.
Check and calibrate, trouble shooting and repairing instrumentation and electrical equipment, PLC Allen Bradley programming, operation support.
Focus on SCADA instrumentation and electrical systems to monitor plant operations.
Perform cause and effect testing to HMI.
Used a laptop computer running Rockwell software.

Junior electronic technician vs ie 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 ie technician skills

PLC, 9%
Electrical Equipment, 8%
Control Systems, 8%
Transmitters, 6%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%
Analyzers, 4%

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