Manufacturing test technician vs technician

The differences between manufacturing test 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 test technician, becoming a technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a manufacturing test technician has an average salary of $51,360, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a manufacturing test technician include test equipment, RF and hand tools. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Manufacturing test technician vs technician overview

	Manufacturing Test Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$51,360	$38,045
Hourly rate	$24.69	$18.29
Growth rate	-	1%
Number of jobs	56,952	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	50	40
Years of experience	12	2

Manufacturing test technician vs technician salary

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

	Manufacturing Test Technician	Technician
Average salary	$51,360	$38,045
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $73,000	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 manufacturing test technician and technician education

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

	Manufacturing Test Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	Northeastern University	-

Manufacturing test technician vs technician demographics

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

	Manufacturing Test Technician	Technician
Average age	50	40
Gender ratio	Male, 89.7% Female, 10.3%	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 test technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Manufacturing test technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage windows applications for the user, maintain servers and manage help desk operations.
Test, troubleshoot analog and digital microprocessor circuits to component level, update production to meet current revision requirements.
Design and test various prototype boards incorporating PIC Microcontrollers.

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 test technician vs technician skills

Common manufacturing test technician skills

Test Equipment, 10%
RF, 8%
Hand Tools, 7%
Test Data, 6%
Lean Manufacturing, 5%
Test Procedures, 4%

Common technician skills

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

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