Junior electronic technician vs test technician

The differences between junior electronic technicians and test 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 test technician. Additionally, a test technician has an average salary of $43,171, 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 test technician are test procedures, test results, and hand tools.

Junior electronic technician vs test technician overview

	Junior Electronic Technician	Test Technician
Yearly salary	$40,566	$43,171
Hourly rate	$19.50	$20.76
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	26,318	71,414
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Associate Degree, 45%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Junior electronic technician vs test technician salary

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

	Junior Electronic Technician	Test Technician
Average salary	$40,566	$43,171
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $51,000	Between $30,000 And $61,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Nokia
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between junior electronic technician and test technician education

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

	Junior Electronic Technician	Test Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Associate Degree, 45%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Northeastern University	Northeastern University

Junior electronic technician vs test technician demographics

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

	Junior Electronic Technician	Test Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 90.1% Female, 9.9%	Male, 83.6% Female, 16.4%
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 test 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.

Test technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage windows applications for the user, maintain servers and manage help desk operations.
Manage and distribute cad standards to contributing design consultants and assist with any design issues as necessary.
Perform in-circuit emulation and boundary scan testing (JTAG).
Perform extensive testing on CVD, PVD, display and solar tooling.
Configure bios to better suit the operating system, motherboard and CPU's needs and requirements.
Use of micrometers, calipers, torque wrenches, rivet and crimping tools, electrical test equipment, drill presses.

Junior electronic technician vs test 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 test technician skills

Test Procedures, 8%
Test Results, 8%
Hand Tools, 7%
Test Data, 5%
RF, 5%
Engineering Drawings, 4%

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