Microwave technician vs senior electronics technician

The differences between microwave 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 microwave technician and a senior electronics technician. Additionally, a senior electronics technician has an average salary of $61,776, which is higher than the $47,493 average annual salary of a microwave technician.

The top three skills for a microwave technician include test equipment, power meters and level troubleshooting. The most important skills for a senior electronics technician are RF, technical support, and analog.

Microwave technician vs senior electronics technician overview

	Microwave Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Yearly salary	$47,493	$61,776
Hourly rate	$22.83	$29.70
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	15,225	68,281
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 48%	Associate Degree, 58%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Microwave technician vs senior electronics technician salary

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

	Microwave Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Average salary	$47,493	$61,776
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $60,000	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 microwave technician and senior electronics technician education

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

	Microwave Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 48%	Associate Degree, 58%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Northeastern University	Northeastern University

Microwave technician vs senior electronics technician demographics

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

	Microwave Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 95.6% Female, 4.4%	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 microwave technician and senior electronics technician duties and responsibilities

Microwave technician example responsibilities.

Assist in managing CDMA network, Voice/EVDO circuit's layouts, CDM circuit inventory and roll over's for cell sites.
Perform FCC proof of performance testing.
Measure insertion loss, isolation and VSWR.
Check quality of transmit signals and verify FCC compliance.
Conduct testing, tuning and troubleshooting of PC boards.
Maintain the operation of several active microwave and fiber systems by Nortel, Alcatel and Glenayre.

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.

Microwave technician vs senior electronics technician skills

Common microwave technician skills

Test Equipment, 20%
Power Meters, 11%
Level Troubleshooting, 10%
MW, 7%
Frequency Counters, 5%
Antenna Systems, 4%

Common senior electronics technician skills

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

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