Lock technician vs technician

The differences between lock technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a lock technician has an average salary of $43,247, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a lock technician include customer service, service calls and inbound calls. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Lock technician vs technician overview

	Lock Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$43,247	$38,045
Hourly rate	$20.79	$18.29
Growth rate	8%	1%
Number of jobs	37,059	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	47	40
Years of experience	-	2

Lock technician vs technician salary

Lock technicians and technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lock Technician	Technician
Average salary	$43,247	$38,045
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $62,000	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 lock technician and technician education

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

	Lock Technician	Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Lock technician vs technician demographics

Here are the differences between lock technicians' and technicians' demographics:

	Lock Technician	Technician
Average age	47	40
Gender ratio	Male, 87.0% Female, 13.0%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.9% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 3.6% White, 72.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	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	4%	2%

Differences between lock technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Lock technician example responsibilities.

Install, manage, and troubleshoot CAT3, CAT5, CAT6, and fiber optic infrastructures throughout the greater Tulsa area.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
Diagnose repairs need on commercial kitchen equipment, including fryers, ovens, steamers, microwaves.

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.

Lock technician vs technician skills

Common lock technician skills

Customer Service, 71%
Service Calls, 15%
Inbound Calls, 14%

Common technician skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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