Metallurgical technician vs senior electronics technician

The differences between metallurgical technicians 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 metallurgical technician and a senior electronics technician. Additionally, a senior electronics technician has an average salary of $61,776, 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 senior electronics technician are RF, technical support, and analog.

Metallurgical technician vs senior electronics technician overview

	Metallurgical Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Yearly salary	$39,014	$61,776
Hourly rate	$18.76	$29.70
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	12,707	68,281
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Associate Degree, 58%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Metallurgical technician vs senior electronics technician salary

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

	Metallurgical Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Average salary	$39,014	$61,776
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $54,000	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 metallurgical technician and senior electronics technician education

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

	Metallurgical Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Associate Degree, 58%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Stanford University	Northeastern University

Metallurgical technician vs senior electronics technician demographics

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

	Metallurgical Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 80.2% Female, 19.8%	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 metallurgical technician and senior electronics 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.

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.

Metallurgical technician vs senior electronics technician skills

Common metallurgical technician skills

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

Common senior electronics technician skills

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

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