Lan technician vs field technician

The differences between lan technicians and field technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a lan technician, becoming a field technician takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a lan technician has an average salary of $51,613, which is higher than the $37,520 average annual salary of a field technician.

The top three skills for a lan technician include windows server, desk support and troubleshoot. The most important skills for a field technician are customer service, ladders, and test equipment.

Lan technician vs field technician overview

	LAN Technician	Field Technician
Yearly salary	$51,613	$37,520
Hourly rate	$24.81	$18.04
Growth rate	5%	8%
Number of jobs	68,557	123,149
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	43	44
Years of experience	2	12

Lan technician vs field technician salary

Lan technicians and field technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	LAN Technician	Field Technician
Average salary	$51,613	$37,520
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $69,000	Between $28,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	DCP Midstream
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between lan technician and field technician education

There are a few differences between a lan technician and a field technician in terms of educational background:

	LAN Technician	Field Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Computer Science	Business
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	-

Lan technician vs field technician demographics

Here are the differences between lan technicians' and field technicians' demographics:

	LAN Technician	Field Technician
Average age	43	44
Gender ratio	Male, 90.0% Female, 10.0%	Male, 88.5% Female, 11.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 8.7% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 4.5% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 1.7% White, 71.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	1%

Differences between lan technician and field technician duties and responsibilities

Lan technician example responsibilities.

Experience managing the day-to-day operations of telecommunication services utilize by Astra Zeneca.
Install and configure server equipment and troubleshoot for accurate network connectivity, performance and network service levels.
Install, test and maintain personal computers, wireless access points, routers, and telecommunications switches.
Perform various duties working with computer hardware, software applications and peripherals utilize in PUSD student and staff workstations.
Base install server OS's.
Install TCP/IP software and setup IP addresses.

Field technician example responsibilities.

Lead training, operations, user hardware and software support, and logbook oversight.
Manage network reliability, capacity and performance in conjunction with RF engineering establish guidelines.
Install cable to data network, pulling cat5, cat6 to racks, patch panel patch cords.
Provide desktop support and troubleshoot network communications issue at customer homes.
Install AWS and LTE Equiptment.
Work with NOC's for trouble issues.

Lan technician vs field technician skills

Common lan technician skills

Windows Server, 8%
Desk Support, 6%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Network Printers, 5%
Remote Desktop, 5%
Switches, 5%

Common field technician skills

Customer Service, 11%
Ladders, 9%
Test Equipment, 7%
Hand Tools, 6%
Smartphones, 4%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%