Junior engineering technician vs process technician lead

The differences between junior engineering technicians and process technician leads can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a junior engineering technician and a process technician lead. Additionally, a process technician lead has an average salary of $107,472, which is higher than the $55,455 average annual salary of a junior engineering technician.

The top three skills for a junior engineering technician include prototype, engineering drawings and auto cad. The most important skills for a process technician lead are continuous improvement, java, and process improvement.

Junior engineering technician vs process technician lead overview

	Junior Engineering Technician	Process Technician Lead
Yearly salary	$55,455	$107,472
Hourly rate	$26.66	$51.67
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	94,781	70,924
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	4	4

Junior engineering technician vs process technician lead salary

Junior engineering technicians and process technician leads have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Junior Engineering Technician	Process Technician Lead
Average salary	$55,455	$107,472
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $75,000	Between $73,000 And $157,000
Highest paying City	-	Annapolis, MD
Highest paying state	-	Maryland
Best paying company	-	Merck
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between junior engineering technician and process technician lead education

There are a few differences between a junior engineering technician and a process technician lead in terms of educational background:

	Junior Engineering Technician	Process Technician Lead
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Purdue University

Junior engineering technician vs process technician lead demographics

Here are the differences between junior engineering technicians' and process technician leads' demographics:

	Junior Engineering Technician	Process Technician Lead
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 84.2% Female, 15.8%	Male, 81.5% Female, 18.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 9.0% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 9.1% White, 59.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between junior engineering technician and process technician lead duties and responsibilities

Junior engineering technician example responsibilities.

Manage and distribute cad standards to contributing design consultants and assist with any design issues as necessary.
Design software applications by creating a sequence of operations from start to finish for large HVAC applications.
Perform tests on RF and digital electronic assemblies and systems to characterize performance, uncover specification deficiencies and repair damage circuitry.
Work on non-classify and highly-classify scientific instruments using certify NASA soldering procedures.

Process technician lead example responsibilities.

Manage a team of 16 technicians on all phases of the Fab start up: from process formation to manufacturing readiness.
Assist in PPAP preparing and submission.
Audit PPAP sample parts for shipment.
Maintain a GMP and food grade manufacturing facility.
Assist manager in the maintenance of the QMS.
Conduct QMS and critical processes audits and training globally.

Junior engineering technician vs process technician lead skills

Common junior engineering technician skills

Prototype, 61%
Engineering Drawings, 8%
Auto CAD, 5%
Test Equipment, 5%
SMT, 4%
NOC, 4%

Common process technician lead skills

Continuous Improvement, 14%
Java, 11%
Process Improvement, 9%
Preventative Maintenance, 8%
Sigma, 6%
Quality Standards, 5%

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