Life support technician vs set up technician

The differences between life support technicians and set up 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 life support technician and a set up technician. Additionally, a life support technician has an average salary of $59,538, which is higher than the $36,486 average annual salary of a set up technician.

The top three skills for a life support technician include safety equipment, life support equipment and life support systems. The most important skills for a set up technician are hand tools, CNC, and safety procedures.

Life support technician vs set up technician overview

	Life Support Technician	Set Up Technician
Yearly salary	$59,538	$36,486
Hourly rate	$28.62	$17.54
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	106,141	53,072
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Life support technician vs set up technician salary

Life support technicians and set up technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Life Support Technician	Set Up Technician
Average salary	$59,538	$36,486
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $105,000	Between $28,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	Manchester, NH
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Zoetis
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between life support technician and set up technician education

There are a few differences between a life support technician and a set up technician in terms of educational background:

	Life Support Technician	Set Up Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Life support technician vs set up technician demographics

Here are the differences between life support technicians' and set up technicians' demographics:

	Life Support Technician	Set Up Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 68.3% Female, 31.7%	Male, 90.1% Female, 9.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 9.7% White, 56.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 8.9% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between life support technician and set up technician duties and responsibilities

Life support technician example responsibilities.

Manage and maintain TCP/IP database and inventory control on hospital peripherals (printers and scanners).
Repair fabric and rubber components, including protective clothing, thermal radiation barriers, flotation equipment, and various parachutes.
Inspect and maintain all flotation equipment.
Assist in aircrew combat survival training.
Issue firearms to aircrew for combat deployment.
Maintain, fit and don the following flotation devices.

Set up technician example responsibilities.

Manage daily scheduling of production workload to be setup and run on machinery.
Follow OSHA, ISO, and FDA requirement and standards
Core team member in SPC and QSI introductions.
Set up machine and facilities for UV screen coating.
Maintain running UV press, flip paper, unload orders.
Set up and maintain extrusion equipment to run at maximum efficiency.

Life support technician vs set up technician skills

Common life support technician skills

Safety Equipment, 10%
Life Support Equipment, 8%
Life Support Systems, 7%
CPR, 7%
Test Equipment, 6%
Survival Equipment, 5%

Common set up technician skills

Hand Tools, 8%
CNC, 6%
Safety Procedures, 5%
Quality Standards, 5%
Preventative Maintenance, 5%
Math, 4%

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