Motor electrician vs low voltage technician

The differences between motor electricians and low voltage 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 motor electrician and a low voltage technician. Additionally, a motor electrician has an average salary of $47,301, which is higher than the $39,605 average annual salary of a low voltage technician.

The top three skills for a motor electrician include electric motors, PLC and control panels. The most important skills for a low voltage technician are hand tools, CCTV, and patch panels.

Motor electrician vs low voltage technician overview

	Motor Electrician	Low Voltage Technician
Yearly salary	$47,301	$39,605
Hourly rate	$22.74	$19.04
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	15,607	40,465
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	12	12

Motor electrician vs low voltage technician salary

Motor electricians and low voltage technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Motor Electrician	Low Voltage Technician
Average salary	$47,301	$39,605
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $66,000	Between $30,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	Oakland, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Massachusetts General Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between motor electrician and low voltage technician education

There are a few differences between a motor electrician and a low voltage technician in terms of educational background:

	Motor Electrician	Low Voltage Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	-	-

Motor electrician vs low voltage technician demographics

Here are the differences between motor electricians' and low voltage technicians' demographics:

	Motor Electrician	Low Voltage Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 93.5% Female, 6.5%	Male, 95.7% Female, 4.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 2.0% White, 71.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% Asian, 2.1% White, 63.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between motor electrician and low voltage technician duties and responsibilities

Motor electrician example responsibilities.

Remove, analyze, identify issue install properly working pressure transducers, effectively accomplishing priorities to go underway.
Wire various size motor control panels with plc control
Trouble shooting of A/C and D/C/ control.
Rig up the new house and wire the entire rig for the new system.
Perform electrical/mechanical maintenance and monitoring of foundry relate equipment including sand mold lines, induction furnaces, and cranes.
Perform electrical/mechanical maintenance and monitoring of foundry relate equipment including sand mold lines, induction furnaces, and cranes.

Low voltage technician example responsibilities.

Lead a team of up to four installers that convert several hundr banks on the west coast of Florida to VOIP.
Handle and maintain transmission lines and distribution lines 34.5 KV and 13.8 KV.
Perform moves, adds or changes on PBX system.
Install conduit, including rigid, EMT, PVC and flex.
Ensure OSHA rules and regulations are compiled and meet
Open support tickets for down T1 lines with LEC.

Motor electrician vs low voltage technician skills

Common motor electrician skills

Electric Motors, 40%
PLC, 35%
Control Panels, 25%

Common low voltage technician skills

Hand Tools, 9%
CCTV, 8%
Patch Panels, 6%
Ladders, 6%
Security Systems, 5%
Structured Cabling, 5%

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