Metrologist vs senior electronics technician

The differences between metrologists 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 metrologist and a senior electronics technician. Additionally, a metrologist has an average salary of $67,935, which is higher than the $61,776 average annual salary of a senior electronics technician.

The top three skills for a metrologist include metrology, GMP and lab equipment. The most important skills for a senior electronics technician are RF, technical support, and analog.

Metrologist vs senior electronics technician overview

	Metrologist	Senior Electronics Technician
Yearly salary	$67,935	$61,776
Hourly rate	$32.66	$29.70
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	17,368	68,281
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Associate Degree, 58%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Metrologist vs senior electronics technician salary

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

	Metrologist	Senior Electronics Technician
Average salary	$67,935	$61,776
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $110,000	Between $44,000 And $85,000
Highest paying City	Elizabeth, NJ	Pleasanton, CA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Hawaii
Best paying company	Bristol-Myers Squibb	Halliburton
Best paying industry	Health Care	Energy

Differences between metrologist and senior electronics technician education

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

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

Metrologist vs senior electronics technician demographics

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

	Metrologist	Senior Electronics Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 84.8% Female, 15.2%	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 metrologist and senior electronics technician duties and responsibilities

Metrologist example responsibilities.

Wrote/Revise various calibration procedures to ensure GMP compliance.
Calibrate and repair electronic and physical/dimensional equipment traceable to NIST and FDA standards.
Conduct and perform quality management internal audits and responsible for writing/validating calibration protocols and providing technical support for metrology engineers.
Inspect and measure brake calipers for PPAP's and general product testing.
Make departmental decisions to assure full compliance with GMP's and other relate requirements.
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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.

Metrologist vs senior electronics technician skills

Common metrologist skills

Metrology, 13%
GMP, 7%
Lab Equipment, 6%
FDA, 5%
Calibration Procedures, 4%
R, 4%

Common senior electronics technician skills

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

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