Metallurgical technician vs cryptological technician

The differences between metallurgical technicians and cryptological 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 metallurgical technician and a cryptological technician. Additionally, a cryptological technician has an average salary of $47,215, which is higher than the $39,014 average annual salary of a metallurgical technician.

The top three skills for a metallurgical technician include lab equipment, sample preparation and macro. The most important skills for a cryptological technician are corrective maintenance, electronic equipment, and CTT.

Metallurgical technician vs cryptological technician overview

	Metallurgical Technician	Cryptological Technician
Yearly salary	$39,014	$47,215
Hourly rate	$18.76	$22.70
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	12,707	24,839
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Metallurgical technician vs cryptological technician salary

Metallurgical technicians and cryptological technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Metallurgical Technician	Cryptological Technician
Average salary	$39,014	$47,215
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $54,000	Between $30,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between metallurgical technician and cryptological technician education

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

	Metallurgical Technician	Cryptological Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Metallurgical technician vs cryptological technician demographics

Here are the differences between metallurgical technicians' and cryptological technicians' demographics:

	Metallurgical Technician	Cryptological Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 80.2% Female, 19.8%	Male, 73.6% Female, 26.4%
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 metallurgical technician and cryptological technician duties and responsibilities

Metallurgical technician example responsibilities.

Manage daily production schedule, monitor machine operation, addressed any etching machinery problems.
Follow ISO [] specifications.
Assist and implement the development and performance of calibrations of equipment and instruments to assure that all GMP requirements are meet.
Develop process parameters and control plans for NDT and induction hardening operations.
Improve consistency of hard aluminum tool/jig plate milling operation through implementation of SPC, resulting in improve customer satisfaction and sales.
Provide QC analytical testing including differential scanning calorimetry and FTIR spectroscopy.

Cryptological technician example responsibilities.

Manage project for full distribution of new PCs.
Accomplish the procurement of PC supplies from NSA in Frankfurt, Germany.
Perform signal analysis on various types of radio communications while accomplishing classify NSA assist tasks.
Perform validations and calibrations on fisher Roc 107 800 and 827 rtu mvs equipment.
Repair, calibration, maintenance of H2O, H2S, O2 and total sulfur analyzers.
Gain critical knowledge in AGA, API, and GPA measurement standards while working directly under the measurement supervisor.

Metallurgical technician vs cryptological technician skills

Common metallurgical technician skills

Lab Equipment, 16%
Sample Preparation, 14%
Macro, 10%
Etching, 7%
Hardness Testing, 5%
Tensile Testing, 4%

Common cryptological technician skills

Corrective Maintenance, 11%
Electronic Equipment, 10%
CTT, 9%
Technical Guidance, 9%
Computer Equipment, 9%
Electronic Sensors, 8%

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