Motor room controller vs relay technician

The differences between motor room controllers and relay technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a motor room controller and a relay technician. Additionally, a relay technician has an average salary of $68,823, which is higher than the $35,417 average annual salary of a motor room controller.

The top three skills for a motor room controller include reservations, guest request and guest rooms. The most important skills for a relay technician are transformers, SCADA, and test equipment.

Motor room controller vs relay technician overview

	Motor Room Controller	Relay Technician
Yearly salary	$35,417	$68,823
Hourly rate	$17.03	$33.09
Growth rate	-1%	-1%
Number of jobs	39,587	57,914
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Associate Degree, 43%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	4	4

Motor room controller vs relay technician salary

Motor room controllers and relay technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Motor Room Controller	Relay Technician
Average salary	$35,417	$68,823
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $47,000	Between $39,000 And $120,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between motor room controller and relay technician education

There are a few differences between a motor room controller and a relay technician in terms of educational background:

	Motor Room Controller	Relay Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Associate Degree, 43%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Georgia Institute of Technology	New Mexico State University

Motor room controller vs relay technician demographics

Here are the differences between motor room controllers' and relay technicians' demographics:

	Motor Room Controller	Relay Technician
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 64.5% Female, 35.5%	Male, 92.5% Female, 7.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.5% Unknown, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 3.9% White, 69.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 5.5% Unknown, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 3.9% White, 69.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between motor room controller and relay technician duties and responsibilities

Motor room controller example responsibilities.

Manage accounts, events and revenue practices through Delphi.fdc.
Implement DC motor position control using the Freescale MPC5643L micro-controller.
Contact guests to workout solutions to unpaid balances, services breakdowns and/or verify future reservations.
Configure a block diagram with negative feedback to design a PID controller of the motor.
Coordinate with event and hotel management to ensure total satisfaction from VIP guests and large conferences hold at the hotel.
Demonstrate organizational and multitasking abilities in allotting rooms, making reservations, and preparing group arrivals in a busy convention hotel.

Relay technician example responsibilities.

Lead technicians and engineers to accomplish a cross-functional CNC fixture design to improve production capabilities.
Test and troubleshoot protective relay scheme for the commissioning of switch yard apparatus and line protection.
Assist with SCADA point verification.
Work with Nortel and Alcatel switches.
Travele with company and put substations into service by wiring cabinets, transformers, and breakers.
Involve the wiring and testing of control relays, transformers, and breakers and switching gear.

Motor room controller vs relay technician skills

Common motor room controller skills

Reservations, 76%
Guest Request, 9%
Guest Rooms, 5%
VIP, 2%
Room Inventory, 2%
Control Room, 2%

Common relay technician skills

Transformers, 17%
SCADA, 13%
Test Equipment, 10%
Substation Equipment, 10%
Protective Relays, 7%
Control Circuits, 7%

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