Lubrication technician vs technician

The differences between lubrication technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a lubrication technician and a technician. Additionally, a technician has an average salary of $38,045, which is higher than the $37,875 average annual salary of a lubrication technician.

The top three skills for a lubrication technician include preventative maintenance, customer vehicles and hand tools. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Lubrication technician vs technician overview

	Lubrication Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$37,875	$38,045
Hourly rate	$18.21	$18.29
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	67,472	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	2	2

Lubrication technician vs technician salary

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

	Lubrication Technician	Technician
Average salary	$37,875	$38,045
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $56,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between lubrication technician and technician education

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

	Lubrication Technician	Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Automotive Technology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Lubrication technician vs technician demographics

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

	Lubrication Technician	Technician
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 92.6% Female, 7.4%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 5.2% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	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	2%	2%

Differences between lubrication technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Lubrication technician example responsibilities.

Train new lube technicians policies and procedures.
Sustain proper cleanliness inside facility.
Maintain shop cleanliness according to corporate standards.
Monitor and analyze laser performance with respect to power, beam quality and atmospheric sodium return and communicates laser.
Adhere to all TLE uniform requirements and safety guidelines

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.

Lubrication technician vs technician skills

Common lubrication technician skills

Preventative Maintenance, 13%
Customer Vehicles, 12%
Hand Tools, 9%
Lube, 7%
Cleanliness, 7%
Oil Samples, 6%

Common technician skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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