Lot technician vs technician

The differences between lot technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a technician has an average salary of $38,045, 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 technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Lot technician vs technician overview

	Lot Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$28,617	$38,045
Hourly rate	$13.76	$18.29
Growth rate	4%	1%
Number of jobs	11,410	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	44	40
Years of experience	-	2

Lot technician vs technician salary

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

	Lot Technician	Technician
Average salary	$28,617	$38,045
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $36,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	Post Falls, ID	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	North Dakota	Hawaii
Best paying company	Asbury Automotive Group	Microsoft
Best paying industry	Retail	Telecommunication

Differences between lot technician and technician education

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

	Lot Technician	Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Lot technician vs technician demographics

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

	Lot Technician	Technician
Average age	44	40
Gender ratio	Male, 87.8% Female, 12.2%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
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, 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	5%	2%

Differences between lot technician and technician 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.

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.

Lot technician vs technician skills

Common lot technician skills

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

Common technician skills

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