Lidar technician vs bench technician

The differences between lidar technicians and bench technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a lidar technician and a bench technician. Additionally, a lidar technician has an average salary of $64,037, which is higher than the $41,317 average annual salary of a bench technician.

The top three skills for a lidar technician include GIS, extraction and CAD. The most important skills for a bench technician are troubleshoot, PC, and windows.

Lidar technician vs bench technician overview

	Lidar Technician	Bench Technician
Yearly salary	$64,037	$41,317
Hourly rate	$30.79	$19.86
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	14,916	79,375
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 78%	Associate Degree, 55%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Lidar technician vs bench technician salary

Lidar technicians and bench technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lidar Technician	Bench Technician
Average salary	$64,037	$41,317
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $97,000	Between $29,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between lidar technician and bench technician education

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

	Lidar Technician	Bench Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 78%	Associate Degree, 55%
Most common major	Geography	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	University of California, Berkeley	Northeastern University

Lidar technician vs bench technician demographics

Here are the differences between lidar technicians' and bench technicians' demographics:

	Lidar Technician	Bench Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 69.5% Female, 30.5%	Male, 89.4% Female, 10.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 8.0% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 8.0% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between lidar technician and bench technician duties and responsibilities

Lidar technician example responsibilities.

Develop GIS datasets through detail feature extraction.
Experience at using MicroStation, InterPlot, Geopak, Textpad, and Decartes software.
Update and improve spatial and thematic accuracy of features within the GIS to match LiDAR base data.
Perform peer-reviews and map-editing using MicroStation software.
Assess contractor bid documents and prepare PowerPoint presentations for management by administering proposals to procurement in awarding work to eligible contractors.
Create georeferenced scan strips and exterior orientations using Linux base Toppit software.

Bench technician example responsibilities.

Lead small teams in the development and installation of residential and commercial electrical and HVAC systems to include smart home systems.
Trouble-shoot and repair all boards to component level using oscilloscopes DMM's and spectrum analyzers.
Place fine pitch IC's and other parts as needed.
Repair pads and trace connectors on modems.
Repair and replace components within all iPhone models.
Experience reworking fine pitch devices and BGA components.

Lidar technician vs bench technician skills

Common lidar technician skills

GIS, 28%
Extraction, 23%
CAD, 23%
Troubleshoot, 14%
Digital Terrain Models, 6%
Data Processing, 4%

Common bench technician skills

Troubleshoot, 13%
PC, 8%
Windows, 6%
Circuit Boards, 6%
Test Equipment, 5%
Component Level Repair, 4%