Metal technician vs technician

The differences between metal 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 $35,641 average annual salary of a metal technician.

The top three skills for a metal technician include hand tools, CNC and engineering drawings. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Metal technician vs technician overview

	Metal Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$35,641	$38,045
Hourly rate	$17.14	$18.29
Growth rate	-1%	1%
Number of jobs	66,838	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	45	40
Years of experience	-	2

Metal technician vs technician salary

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

	Metal Technician	Technician
Average salary	$35,641	$38,045
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $45,000	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 metal technician and technician education

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

	Metal Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Business
Most common college	-	-

Metal technician vs technician demographics

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

	Metal Technician	Technician
Average age	45	40
Gender ratio	Male, 86.4% Female, 13.6%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.1% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 3.2% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	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	4%	2%

Differences between metal technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Metal technician example responsibilities.

Team invest to achieve goal; CNC programme and fabricate nacelle center beam splice.
Repair multiple flight line ladders; replace and weld damaged areas.
Operate oxy acetylene torches for soldering, silver soldering, brazing, cutting and welding.
Operate overhead crane magnet, pneumatic hammers, furnace, scales, mig welder, acetylene torch.
Provide remelting/metal crafting services, including aluminum, magnesium and zinc.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.

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.

Metal technician vs technician skills

Common metal technician skills

Hand Tools, 16%
CNC, 12%
Engineering Drawings, 8%
Ladders, 8%
Aluminum, 7%
Grinders, 6%

Common technician skills

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