Military vs armament weapons support equipment technician

The differences between militaries and armament weapons support equipment technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an armament weapons support equipment technician has an average salary of $51,592, which is higher than the $51,584 average annual salary of a military.

The top three skills for a military include veterans, hand tools and ladders. The most important skills for an armament weapons support equipment technician are technical support, PC, and technical orders.

Military vs armament weapons support equipment technician overview

	Military	Armament Weapons Support Equipment Technician
Yearly salary	$51,584	$51,592
Hourly rate	$24.80	$24.80
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	7,632	75,192
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Associate Degree, 43%
Average age	24	24
Years of experience	-	-

Military vs armament weapons support equipment technician salary

Militaries and armament weapons support equipment technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Military	Armament Weapons Support Equipment Technician
Average salary	$51,584	$51,592
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $108,000	Between $24,000 And $108,000
Highest paying City	Santa Clara, CA	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Baker Hughes	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between military and armament weapons support equipment technician education

There are a few differences between a military and an armament weapons support equipment technician in terms of educational background:

	Military	Armament Weapons Support Equipment Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Associate Degree, 43%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	-	-

Military vs armament weapons support equipment technician demographics

Here are the differences between militaries' and armament weapons support equipment technicians' demographics:

	Military	Armament Weapons Support Equipment Technician
Average age	24	24
Gender ratio	Male, 72.6% Female, 27.4%	Male, 75.5% Female, 24.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 15.3% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 7.0% White, 51.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 5.4% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between military and armament weapons support equipment technician duties and responsibilities

Military example responsibilities.

Manage life threatening psychiatric emergencies and refer military and families to in-patient and out-patient network providers and provide supportive EAP counseling.
Act as drug testing NCO.
Train first responders in HAZMAT awareness.
Hone skills on alertness, and weapon qualifications.
Help create and publish DMS customer service survey statistics.
Complete EMT training, CPR training, and patient transport.

Armament weapons support equipment technician example responsibilities.

Lead and train scout vehicle crews, and supervise request, receipt, storage and issue of ammunition.
Ensure successful delivery of CBRN equipment to require locations; facilitate service maintenance of all inventory; resolve equipment issues.
Work with officers in presenting PowerPoint presentations.

Military vs armament weapons support equipment technician skills

Common military skills

Veterans, 30%
Hand Tools, 19%
Ladders, 15%
HR, 4%
Hazmat, 3%
Combat, 3%

Common armament weapons support equipment technician skills

Technical Support, 58%
PC, 21%
Technical Orders, 21%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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