Mechatronics technologist vs senior electronics technician

The differences between mechatronics technologists and senior electronics technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a mechatronics technologist and a senior electronics technician. Additionally, a senior electronics technician has an average salary of $61,776, which is higher than the $55,510 average annual salary of a mechatronics technologist.

The top three skills for a mechatronics technologist include electrical systems, mechatronics and hand tools. The most important skills for a senior electronics technician are RF, technical support, and analog.

Mechatronics technologist vs senior electronics technician overview

	Mechatronics Technologist	Senior Electronics Technician
Yearly salary	$55,510	$61,776
Hourly rate	$26.69	$29.70
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	70,182	68,281
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Associate Degree, 58%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Mechatronics technologist vs senior electronics technician salary

Mechatronics technologists and senior electronics technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mechatronics Technologist	Senior Electronics Technician
Average salary	$55,510	$61,776
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $77,000	Between $44,000 And $85,000
Highest paying City	-	Pleasanton, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Halliburton
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between mechatronics technologist and senior electronics technician education

There are a few differences between a mechatronics technologist and a senior electronics technician in terms of educational background:

	Mechatronics Technologist	Senior Electronics Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Associate Degree, 58%
Most common major	Mechatronics And Robotics	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Stanford University	Northeastern University

Mechatronics technologist vs senior electronics technician demographics

Here are the differences between mechatronics technologists' and senior electronics technicians' demographics:

	Mechatronics Technologist	Senior Electronics Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 85.7% Female, 14.3%	Male, 94.6% Female, 5.4%
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, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 8.0% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between mechatronics technologist and senior electronics technician duties and responsibilities

Mechatronics technologist example responsibilities.

Manage and coordinate a company wide transition from 2D AutoCAD to a 3D modeling environment.
Investigate the information flow in complex mechatronics systems or systems that use mechatronics theories for total systems operations integration.
Set up and operate various Artec 3D scanning products such as the Eva and Shapify booth.

Senior electronics technician example responsibilities.

Manage and ensure preventative maintenance, safety, and OSHA compliance programs are meet.
Analyze, and troubleshoot analog, digital, audio, and RF circuits to component level in telephone circuit boards.
Work to ensure compliance with all OSHA, ISO, cGMP and FDA standards.
Experience using oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers to measure and interpret transmitter system operating parameters.
Perform alignments using network analyzers, scalar analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes.
Train on ISO and IPC.

Mechatronics technologist vs senior electronics technician skills

Common mechatronics technologist skills

Electrical Systems, 40%
Mechatronics, 33%
Hand Tools, 11%
FANUC, 8%
Engineering Drawings, 3%
VFD, 2%

Common senior electronics technician skills

RF, 9%
Technical Support, 5%
Analog, 5%
Ac, 4%
Dc, 4%
Oscilloscopes, 4%

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