Letter carrier technician vs technician

The differences between letter carrier 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 $32,762 average annual salary of a letter carrier technician.

The top three skills for a letter carrier technician include customer service, delivery sequence and route maintenance. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Letter carrier technician vs technician overview

	Letter Carrier Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$32,762	$38,045
Hourly rate	$15.75	$18.29
Growth rate	-6%	1%
Number of jobs	21,173	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	49	40
Years of experience	-	2

Letter carrier technician vs technician salary

Letter carrier technicians and technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Letter Carrier Technician	Technician
Average salary	$32,762	$38,045
Salary range	Between $14,000 And $74,000	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 letter carrier technician and technician education

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

	Letter Carrier Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Letter carrier technician vs technician demographics

Here are the differences between letter carrier technicians' and technicians' demographics:

	Letter Carrier Technician	Technician
Average age	49	40
Gender ratio	Male, 72.6% Female, 27.4%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 7.6% White, 60.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	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	9%	2%

Differences between letter carrier technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Letter carrier technician example responsibilities.

Inform customers and freight forwarders of discrepancies.
Supervise and direct military and civilian personnel in the performance of daily supply logistics support functions.
Learned federal mail organization system and relate processes.

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.

Letter carrier technician vs technician skills

Common letter carrier technician skills

Customer Service, 43%
Delivery Sequence, 30%
Route Maintenance, 22%
Trouble Shoot, 5%

Common technician skills

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