Layout technician vs technician

The differences between layout technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a technician has an average salary of $38,045, which is higher than the $31,648 average annual salary of a layout technician.

The top three skills for a layout technician include CMM, CAD and GD. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Layout technician vs technician overview

	Layout Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$31,648	$38,045
Hourly rate	$15.22	$18.29
Growth rate	-3%	1%
Number of jobs	10,182	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	45	40
Years of experience	-	2

Layout technician vs technician salary

Layout technicians and technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Layout Technician	Technician
Average salary	$31,648	$38,045
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $55,000	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 layout technician and technician education

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

	Layout Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Layout technician vs technician demographics

Here are the differences between layout technicians' and technicians' demographics:

	Layout Technician	Technician
Average age	45	40
Gender ratio	Male, 77.7% Female, 22.3%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 7.8% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	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	4%	2%

Differences between layout technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Layout technician example responsibilities.

Assist in ISO ans NADCAP audits.
Calibrate gauges, calipers, and micrometers.
Use CMM with PCDMIS, and other measuring equipment.
Programme investment castings and mold/dies for the aerospace industry.
Maintain records on daily and weekly SPC and customer require testing.
Trouble shoot any types of HTML tagging or GMC relate problems.

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.

Layout technician vs technician skills

Common layout technician skills

CMM, 13%
CAD, 11%
GD, 9%
Calipers, 6%
Article Inspection, 6%
Inspection Equipment, 6%

Common technician skills

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