Lot technician vs survey crew member

The differences between lot technicians and survey crew members can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a survey crew member has an average salary of $43,568, 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 survey crew member are GPS, survey equipment, and boundary surveys.

Lot technician vs survey crew member overview

	Lot Technician	Survey Crew Member
Yearly salary	$28,617	$43,568
Hourly rate	$13.76	$20.95
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	11,410	74,964
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Lot technician vs survey crew member salary

Lot technicians and survey crew members have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lot Technician	Survey Crew Member
Average salary	$28,617	$43,568
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 survey crew member education

There are a few differences between a lot technician and a survey crew member in terms of educational background:

	Lot Technician	Survey Crew Member
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Lot technician vs survey crew member demographics

Here are the differences between lot technicians' and survey crew members' demographics:

	Lot Technician	Survey Crew Member
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 87.8% Female, 12.2%	Male, 83.8% Female, 16.2%
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, 4.5% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 3.2% White, 74.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between lot technician and survey crew member 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.

Survey crew member example responsibilities.

Collect data using a hand hold computer data collector attach to a survey rod with a prism.
Utilize Topcon autolevels and total stations.
Set up & work the surveying equipment including the total station & GPS.
Mark centerline, run level loops, and survey cross-sections of highway roads.
Set signs and cones, divert lanes of traffic and run congested intersections.
Move into instrument operator operating total stations, theodolites, distance meters and levels.

Lot technician vs survey crew member skills

Common lot technician skills

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

Common survey crew member skills

GPS, 31%
Survey Equipment, 18%
Boundary Surveys, 12%
Survey Data, 5%
Trimble Gps, 5%
Autocad, 5%