Junior electronic technician vs technical testing engineer

The differences between junior electronic technicians and technical testing engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a junior electronic technician, becoming a technical testing engineer takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a technical testing engineer has an average salary of $88,367, 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 technical testing engineer are test results, schematics, and test procedures.

Junior electronic technician vs technical testing engineer overview

	Junior Electronic Technician	Technical Testing Engineer
Yearly salary	$40,566	$88,367
Hourly rate	$19.50	$42.48
Growth rate	-	10%
Number of jobs	26,318	100,815
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Associate Degree, 47%
Average age	50	42
Years of experience	12	4

Junior electronic technician vs technical testing engineer salary

Junior electronic technicians and technical testing engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Junior Electronic Technician	Technical Testing Engineer
Average salary	$40,566	$88,367
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $51,000	Between $62,000 And $125,000
Highest paying City	-	Issaquah, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Western Digital
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between junior electronic technician and technical testing engineer education

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

	Junior Electronic Technician	Technical Testing Engineer
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Associate Degree, 47%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Northeastern University	Northeastern University

Junior electronic technician vs technical testing engineer demographics

Here are the differences between junior electronic technicians' and technical testing engineers' demographics:

	Junior Electronic Technician	Technical Testing Engineer
Average age	50	42
Gender ratio	Male, 90.1% Female, 9.9%	Male, 89.7% Female, 10.3%
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, 4.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% Asian, 11.8% White, 67.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	8%	4%

Differences between junior electronic technician and technical testing engineer 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.

Technical testing engineer example responsibilities.

Design circuitry and write software to automate the testing of microwave data transmitters.
Lead project team to design and FDA validate 10-up extreme accuracy vial dosing system and CIP/SIP automate cleaning equipment.
Use of digital storage oscilloscopes to trace digital and analog signals during component level troubleshooting and system level integration and test.
Assist engineers with CE, and UL certifications.
Study and learn assembly, test and debug techniques.
Analyze software failures utilizing software base on Linux and Unix kernels.

Junior electronic technician vs technical testing engineer 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 technical testing engineer skills

Test Results, 7%
Schematics, 7%
Test Procedures, 6%
Test Data, 4%
Test Fixtures, 4%
RF, 4%

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