Mechanical detailer vs technician

The differences between mechanical detailers 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 mechanical detailer and a technician. Additionally, a mechanical detailer has an average salary of $41,030, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a mechanical detailer include customer vehicles, CAD and solidworks. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Mechanical detailer vs technician overview

	Mechanical Detailer	Technician
Yearly salary	$41,030	$38,045
Hourly rate	$19.73	$18.29
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	24,721	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	2	2

Mechanical detailer vs technician salary

Mechanical detailers and technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mechanical Detailer	Technician
Average salary	$41,030	$38,045
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $55,000	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 mechanical detailer and technician education

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

	Mechanical Detailer	Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mechanical detailer vs technician demographics

Here are the differences between mechanical detailers' and technicians' demographics:

	Mechanical Detailer	Technician
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 91.7% Female, 8.3%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 5.1% White, 61.1% 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 mechanical detailer and technician duties and responsibilities

Mechanical detailer example responsibilities.

Manage document collation for field distribution of MEP plans to shop and field.
Heat treat of metal.operate CNC lathes, CNC mills, CNC grinders.
Do mostly foreign and domestic cars, SUV and commercial diesel truck.
Maintain equipment, rebuild spindles, install motors, gearboxes, perform preventative maintenance.
Provide professional automobile detailing services with a variety of cleaning techniques and products to ensure the desired level of superior cleanliness.
Operate and troubleshoot production line machinery and computers.

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.

Mechanical detailer vs technician skills

Common mechanical detailer skills

Customer Vehicles, 18%
CAD, 17%
Solidworks, 13%
Shop Drawings, 12%
HVAC, 9%
Plumbing, 8%

Common technician skills

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

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