Lot technician vs lot associate

The differences between lot technicians and lot associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a lot associate has an average salary of $32,584, 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 a lot associate are customer service, customer interaction, and depot.

Lot technician vs lot associate overview

	Lot Technician	Lot Associate
Yearly salary	$28,617	$32,584
Hourly rate	$13.76	$15.67
Growth rate	4%	-
Number of jobs	11,410	430,885
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 50%
Average age	44	41
Years of experience	-	-

Lot technician vs lot associate salary

Lot technicians and lot associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lot Technician	Lot Associate
Average salary	$28,617	$32,584
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $36,000	Between $24,000 And $44,000
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 lot associate education

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

	Lot Technician	Lot Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 50%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Lot technician vs lot associate demographics

Here are the differences between lot technicians' and lot associates' demographics:

	Lot Technician	Lot Associate
Average age	44	41
Gender ratio	Male, 87.8% Female, 12.2%	Male, 88.5% Female, 11.5%
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, 11.1% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% Asian, 6.4% White, 55.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	5%	7%

Differences between lot technician and lot associate 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.

Lot associate example responsibilities.

Participate in ordering of all nursery stock and managing inventory.
Assemble lawn mowers, snow blowers, grills, outdoor patio furniture, etc.
Complete all price changes, label changes, SKU deletions, counts and bay validations.
Specialize in gardening equipment and supplies such as grills, lawn mowers, fertilizers, and d cor.
Execute sales on a POS system.
Assist customers in gardening department at home depot.

Lot technician vs lot associate skills

Common lot technician skills

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

Common lot associate skills

Customer Service, 52%
Customer Interaction, 34%
Depot, 13%
Product Knowledge, 0%
Safety Policies, 0%
Front End, 0%