Lidar technician vs ie technician

The differences between lidar technicians and ie 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 an ie technician. Additionally, an ie technician has an average salary of $67,439, which is higher than the $64,037 average annual salary of a lidar technician.

The top three skills for a lidar technician include GIS, extraction and CAD. The most important skills for an ie technician are PLC, electrical equipment, and control systems.

Lidar technician vs ie technician overview

	Lidar Technician	IE Technician
Yearly salary	$64,037	$67,439
Hourly rate	$30.79	$32.42
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	14,916	28,129
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 78%	Associate Degree, 58%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Lidar technician vs ie technician salary

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

	Lidar Technician	IE Technician
Average salary	$64,037	$67,439
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $97,000	Between $49,000 And $91,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between lidar technician and ie technician education

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

	Lidar Technician	IE Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 78%	Associate Degree, 58%
Most common major	Geography	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	University of California, Berkeley	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Lidar technician vs ie technician demographics

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

	Lidar Technician	IE Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 69.5% Female, 30.5%	Male, 96.2% Female, 3.8%
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 ie 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.

Ie technician example responsibilities.

Lead a team of 10 engineers to develop an infrare telescope that are launched on the NASA high-altitude balloonproject BRRISON/BOPPS.
Programme, configure, and commission a variety of EFM's, RTU's and controls equipment.
Check and calibrate, trouble shooting and repairing instrumentation and electrical equipment, PLC Allen Bradley programming, operation support.
Focus on SCADA instrumentation and electrical systems to monitor plant operations.
Perform cause and effect testing to HMI.
Used a laptop computer running Rockwell software.

Lidar technician vs ie technician skills

Common lidar technician skills

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

Common ie technician skills

PLC, 9%
Electrical Equipment, 8%
Control Systems, 8%
Transmitters, 6%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%
Analyzers, 4%