Junior engineering technician vs senior process technician

The differences between junior engineering technicians and senior process technicians 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 senior process technician. Additionally, a senior process technician has an average salary of $77,354, 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 senior process technician are OSHA, SR, and management system.

Junior engineering technician vs senior process technician overview

	Junior Engineering Technician	Senior Process Technician
Yearly salary	$55,455	$77,354
Hourly rate	$26.66	$37.19
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	94,781	49,260
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	4	4

Junior engineering technician vs senior process technician salary

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

	Junior Engineering Technician	Senior Process Technician
Average salary	$55,455	$77,354
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $75,000	Between $46,000 And $128,000
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Differences between junior engineering technician and senior process technician education

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

	Junior Engineering Technician	Senior Process Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Purdue University

Junior engineering technician vs senior process technician demographics

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

	Junior Engineering Technician	Senior Process Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 84.2% Female, 15.8%	Male, 74.2% Female, 25.8%
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, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between junior engineering technician and senior process technician 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.

Senior process technician example responsibilities.

Lead production of experimental new product in GMP environment.
Time manage to ensure equipment is prepared for process to prevent from delays or harvest discards.
Manage a team of 16 technicians on all phases of the Fab start up: from process formation to manufacturing readiness.
Provide manufacturing process improvement, troubleshoot software and hardware technical problems.
Write CNC programs using pro/e models and Mastercam.
Sign off in candeling, harvest, buffer prep, and weighing/dispensing.

Junior engineering technician vs senior process technician skills

Common junior engineering technician skills

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

Common senior process technician skills

OSHA, 19%
SR, 13%
Management System, 9%
Pathogens, 5%
Continuous Improvement, 4%
R, 4%

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