Junior electronic technician vs instrument technician

The differences between junior electronic technicians and instrument 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 instrument technician. Additionally, an instrument technician has an average salary of $56,918, 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 instrument technician are patients, surgical instruments, and cleanliness.

Junior electronic technician vs instrument technician overview

	Junior Electronic Technician	Instrument Technician
Yearly salary	$40,566	$56,918
Hourly rate	$19.50	$27.36
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	26,318	45,965
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Associate Degree, 48%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Junior electronic technician vs instrument technician salary

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

	Junior Electronic Technician	Instrument Technician
Average salary	$40,566	$56,918
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $51,000	Between $38,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	-	Palo Alto, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Phillips 66
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between junior electronic technician and instrument technician education

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

	Junior Electronic Technician	Instrument Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Associate Degree, 48%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Northeastern University	Northeastern University

Junior electronic technician vs instrument technician demographics

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

	Junior Electronic Technician	Instrument Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 90.1% Female, 9.9%	Male, 83.4% Female, 16.6%
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 instrument 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.

Instrument technician example responsibilities.

Lead the planning and coordination of QC instrumentation and software qualification to be compliant with best practices.
Lead a team of 10 engineers to develop an infrare telescope that are launched on the NASA high-altitude balloonproject BRRISON/BOPPS.
Accomplish team sales of 464K in clinical chemistry and hematology instrumentation.
Adhere to safe work practices including lock out/tag out, OSHA regulations, NFPA, and NEC code regulations.
Clean and sterilize various surgical instruments for multiple surgery cases.
Skil in the installation, maintenance, electrical devices from 24 volt DC to 4160 VAC.

Junior electronic technician vs instrument 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 instrument technician skills

Patients, 15%
Surgical Instruments, 8%
Cleanliness, 6%
Hand Tools, 5%
Control Systems, 5%
PLC, 4%

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