Manufacturing electronic technician vs technician

The differences between manufacturing electronic technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a manufacturing electronic technician, becoming a technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a technician has an average salary of $38,045, which is higher than the $26,768 average annual salary of a manufacturing electronic technician.

The top three skills for a manufacturing electronic technician include troubleshoot, continuous improvement and SMT. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Manufacturing electronic technician vs technician overview

	Manufacturing Electronic Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$26,768	$38,045
Hourly rate	$12.87	$18.29
Growth rate	-	1%
Number of jobs	41,656	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	50	40
Years of experience	12	2

Manufacturing electronic technician vs technician salary

Manufacturing electronic technicians and technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Manufacturing Electronic Technician	Technician
Average salary	$26,768	$38,045
Salary range	Between $17,000 And $40,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	Dallas, TX	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Hawaii
Best paying company	Fortive	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between manufacturing electronic technician and technician education

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

	Manufacturing Electronic Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	Northeastern University	-

Manufacturing electronic technician vs technician demographics

Here are the differences between manufacturing electronic technicians' and technicians' demographics:

	Manufacturing Electronic Technician	Technician
Average age	50	40
Gender ratio	Male, 86.9% Female, 13.1%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 8.0% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	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	8%	2%

Differences between manufacturing electronic technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Manufacturing electronic technician example responsibilities.

Perform adjustments to CIP equipment and run computer programs in order to automate the cleaning and sanitizing of the equipment.
Print circuit board (PCB) assembly and soldering.
Review values and document work instructions for PC parts.
Train other technicians to repair down to components level and PCB's.
Assemble and solder electronic circuits on PC board and build small and large wire harnesses using schematics.
Facilitate a high degree on cleanliness on wafer handling containers insuring timely production deadlines and quotas as specified by management.

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.

Manufacturing electronic technician vs technician skills

Common manufacturing electronic technician skills

Troubleshoot, 17%
Continuous Improvement, 9%
SMT, 9%
Control Systems, 7%
Function Generators, 7%
Aerospace, 7%

Common technician skills

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

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