Junior electronic technician vs technician

The differences between junior electronic technicians and technicians 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 technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a junior electronic technician has an average salary of $40,566, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a junior electronic technician include electronic equipment, electronic systems and logic controllers. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Junior electronic technician vs technician overview

	Junior Electronic Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$40,566	$38,045
Hourly rate	$19.50	$18.29
Growth rate	-	1%
Number of jobs	26,318	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	50	40
Years of experience	12	2

Junior electronic technician vs technician salary

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

	Junior Electronic Technician	Technician
Average salary	$40,566	$38,045
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $51,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between junior electronic technician and technician education

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

	Junior Electronic Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	Northeastern University	-

Junior electronic technician vs technician demographics

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

	Junior Electronic Technician	Technician
Average age	50	40
Gender ratio	Male, 90.1% Female, 9.9%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
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, 9.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 4.9% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	8%	2%

Differences between junior electronic technician and 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.

Technician example responsibilities.

Achieve multiple ASE certifications within first year of employment.
Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
Manage telecommunications installation and repair for hospital Nortel network.
Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Manage, troubleshot and repair multiple wireless technologies including fiber optic transmission switches.
Install peripherals including printers, fax machines, scanners, and smartphones.

Junior electronic technician vs 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 technician skills

Patients, 16%
Customer Service, 14%
Patient Care, 8%
Hand Tools, 6%
Diagnosis, 5%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%

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