Lot technician vs rodman

The differences between lot technicians and rodmen can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a rodman has an average salary of $43,678, 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 rodman are GPS, survey equipment, and electronic distance measuring.

Lot technician vs rodman overview

	Lot Technician	Rodman
Yearly salary	$28,617	$43,678
Hourly rate	$13.76	$21.00
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	11,410	1,482
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Lot technician vs rodman salary

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

	Lot Technician	Rodman
Average salary	$28,617	$43,678
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $36,000	Between $29,000 And $63,000
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 rodman education

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

	Lot Technician	Rodman
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Lot technician vs rodman demographics

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

	Lot Technician	Rodman
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 87.8% Female, 12.2%	Male, 93.2% Female, 6.8%
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, 74.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between lot technician and rodman 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.

Rodman example responsibilities.

Maintain responsibility for cleaning and maintenance of survey equipment, including: data collectors, GPS equipment, and rods.
Experience with Trimble, NICON, TOPCON and Leica.
Partner with a CARLSON collection device.
Used Topcon FC-2500 network and base rovers.
Conduct land surveys with prisms and theodolites to help determine elevations of different points.
Used self reading, standard and linker rods, prism and range poles and other surveying equipment.

Lot technician vs rodman skills

Common lot technician skills

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

Common rodman skills

GPS, 19%
Survey Equipment, 7%
Electronic Distance Measuring, 7%
Boundary Surveys, 7%
Topographic Surveys, 6%
Construction Layout, 6%