Lot technician vs transit survey worker

The differences between lot technicians and transit survey workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a transit survey worker has an average salary of $83,270, which is higher than the $28,617 average annual salary of a lot technician.

Lot technician vs transit survey worker overview

	Lot Technician	Transit Survey Worker
Yearly salary	$28,617	$83,270
Hourly rate	$13.76	$40.03
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	11,410	21,699
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 29%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Lot technician vs transit survey worker salary

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

	Lot Technician	Transit Survey Worker
Average salary	$28,617	$83,270
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $36,000	Between $47,000 And $146,000
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 transit survey worker education

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

	Lot Technician	Transit Survey Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 29%
Most common major	Business	Communication Disorders Sciences
Most common college	Stanford University	Northeastern University

Lot technician vs transit survey worker demographics

Here are the differences between lot technicians' and transit survey workers' demographics:

	Lot Technician	Transit Survey Worker
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 87.8% Female, 12.2%	Male, 61.9% Female, 38.1%
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, 3.3% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 2.9% White, 78.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between lot technician and transit survey worker 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.

Transit survey worker example responsibilities.

Work include boundary surveys, elevation certificates, GPS, as-builts, etc.
Observe general weather and visibility conditions, and operate survey computers and theodolites during training and overseas deployments.
Observe general weather and visibility conditions, and operate survey computers and theodolites during training and overseas deployments.

Lot technician vs transit survey worker skills

Common lot technician skills

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

Common transit survey worker skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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