Mail technician vs technician

The differences between mail 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 $30,561 average annual salary of a mail technician.

The top three skills for a mail technician include postage machine, USPS and customer inquiries. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Mail technician vs technician overview

	Mail Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$30,561	$38,045
Hourly rate	$14.69	$18.29
Growth rate	-5%	1%
Number of jobs	22,761	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	45	40
Years of experience	-	2

Mail technician vs technician salary

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

	Mail Technician	Technician
Average salary	$30,561	$38,045
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $42,000	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 mail technician and technician education

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

	Mail Technician	Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mail technician vs technician demographics

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

	Mail Technician	Technician
Average age	45	40
Gender ratio	Male, 57.4% Female, 42.6%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 5.5% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	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	7%	2%

Differences between mail technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Mail technician example responsibilities.

Process overnight packages and other accountable mail (next day express USPS, next day UPS/FedEx, etc .).
Meter outgoing military govt mail, prepare fed-ex shipments...delivery of mail to squadrons .. work in control restricted area ..
Perform repair and basic maintenance in sortation and banding machinery.
Provide assistance with ALV, by running batches, replenishing, staging medication for packaging and packing shorts.
Convince management to convert bi-monthly newsletter to PDF, eliminating all mailing costs for annualize savings of more than $110K.

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.

Mail technician vs technician skills

Common mail technician skills

Postage Machine, 19%
USPS, 18%
Customer Inquiries, 11%
Courier Services, 10%
Postal Regulations, 8%
Postage Meter, 7%

Common technician skills

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