Lot technician vs instrument operator

The differences between lot technicians and instrument operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an instrument operator has an average salary of $43,179, which is higher than the $28,617 average annual salary of a lot technician.

The top three skills for a lot technician include minor maintenance, cleanliness and customer service. The most important skills for an instrument operator are GPS, survey equipment, and data collection.

Lot technician vs instrument operator overview

	Lot Technician	Instrument Operator
Yearly salary	$28,617	$43,179
Hourly rate	$13.76	$20.76
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	11,410	29,503
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Lot technician vs instrument operator salary

Lot technicians and instrument operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lot Technician	Instrument Operator
Average salary	$28,617	$43,179
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $36,000	Between $29,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	Post Falls, ID	-
Highest paying state	North Dakota	-
Best paying company	Asbury Automotive Group	-
Best paying industry	Retail	-

Differences between lot technician and instrument operator education

There are a few differences between a lot technician and an instrument operator in terms of educational background:

	Lot Technician	Instrument Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Lot technician vs instrument operator demographics

Here are the differences between lot technicians' and instrument operators' demographics:

	Lot Technician	Instrument Operator
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 87.8% Female, 12.2%	Male, 93.0% Female, 7.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.7% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.5% Asian, 3.2% White, 73.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 4.6% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% Asian, 3.2% White, 74.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between lot technician and instrument operator duties and responsibilities

Lot technician example responsibilities.

Manage daily repair activities for high-volume Honda repair facility.
Maintain dealership lot inventory, including organization, position, and cleanliness.
Complete knowledge of internal workings of automotive service department reaching the highest level of Nissan certification.
Maintain the lot at home depot.

Instrument operator example responsibilities.

Train in Carlson, TDS, and EFB.
Experience with static, RTK, and DGPS using Trimble R8 or Leica systems.
Experience with TDS and Carlson survey programs.
Measure distance between survey points using a steel tape or using an EDM.
Perform physical layouts using GPS, total station, and robotic units on large and small scale civil projects.
Used robotics and Nikon total stations.

Lot technician vs instrument operator skills

Common lot technician skills

Minor Maintenance, 20%
Cleanliness, 13%
Customer Service, 10%
Serial Numbers, 9%
Customer Vehicles, 7%
Delivery Receipt, 6%

Common instrument operator skills

GPS, 19%
Survey Equipment, 12%
Data Collection, 9%
Work Ethic, 6%
Robotic, 4%
Construction Surveys, 4%