Leader tier vs computer technician

The differences between leader tiers and computer technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a leader tier and a computer technician. Additionally, a leader tier has an average salary of $77,701, which is higher than the $39,767 average annual salary of a computer technician.

The top three skills for a leader tier include windows, customer satisfaction and configuration management. The most important skills for a computer technician are customer service, desk support, and network printers.

Leader tier vs computer technician overview

	Leader Tier	Computer Technician
Yearly salary	$77,701	$39,767
Hourly rate	$37.36	$19.12
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	15,047	95,688
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Leader tier vs computer technician salary

Leader tiers and computer technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Leader Tier	Computer Technician
Average salary	$77,701	$39,767
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $176,000	Between $28,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	Alexandria, VA
Highest paying state	-	Virginia
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between leader tier and computer technician education

There are a few differences between a leader tier and a computer technician in terms of educational background:

	Leader Tier	Computer Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Leader tier vs computer technician demographics

Here are the differences between leader tiers' and computer technicians' demographics:

	Leader Tier	Computer Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 75.0% Female, 25.0%	Male, 87.0% Female, 13.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 12.8% White, 53.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 11.1% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between leader tier and computer technician duties and responsibilities

Leader tier example responsibilities.

Develop within SharePoint and manage the SharePoint environment.
Perform ATP's of new Cisco and Siemens' switches at the RDC sites.
Provision customer profiles on DSL routers and switches.
Analyze staff SLA performance in adherence with each of the various business group agreements.
Create internal client reports for trend analysis and ensure all SLA's are met and/or exceed.
Interface with functional users and other network operations centers (NOC's) in both routine and reactive monitoring situations.

Computer technician example responsibilities.

Recreate and manage company website, maintain regular updates, manage DNS servers, administrate e-mail and outlook exchange server.
Manage and maintain desktop security updates company-wide with no downtime of systems due to OS vulnerability exploitation.
Manage backups, replications and disaster recovery plans of company mission critical servers and database files to ensure redundancy.
Add and configure networked printers for TCP/IP printing and other peripheral equipment including video conferencing equipment.
Diagnose and troubleshot computer hardware and software.
Fix computers, do inventory of computers, run cables.

Leader tier vs computer technician skills

Common leader tier skills

Windows, 29%
Customer Satisfaction, 14%
Configuration Management, 12%
Technical Support, 9%
Customer Support, 5%
Switches, 4%

Common computer technician skills

Customer Service, 13%
Desk Support, 8%
Network Printers, 6%
Computer System, 6%
Technical Support, 6%
Laptop Computers, 5%