Motor room controller vs substation wireman

The differences between motor room controllers and substation wiremen 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 substation wireman. Additionally, a substation wireman has an average salary of $40,800, 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 substation wireman are substation equipment, transformers, and switches.

Motor room controller vs substation wireman overview

	Motor Room Controller	Substation Wireman
Yearly salary	$35,417	$40,800
Hourly rate	$17.03	$19.62
Growth rate	-1%	-1%
Number of jobs	39,587	359
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	4	4

Motor room controller vs substation wireman salary

Motor room controllers and substation wiremen have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Motor Room Controller	Substation Wireman
Average salary	$35,417	$40,800
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $47,000	Between $25,000 And $65,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between motor room controller and substation wireman education

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

	Motor Room Controller	Substation Wireman
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Georgia Institute of Technology	Stanford University

Motor room controller vs substation wireman demographics

Here are the differences between motor room controllers' and substation wiremen' demographics:

	Motor Room Controller	Substation Wireman
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 64.5% Female, 35.5%	Male, 100.0% Female, 0.0%
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 substation wireman 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.

Substation wireman example responsibilities.

Programme and manage CISCO VOIP telephone systems as well as coordinated site installation that provide an organize work space.
Assist in building a new 115 KV substation.
Recommend and initiate modification and replacement of equipment that fail to meet acceptable operating standards, base on Doble test results.
Train by Siemans and ABB in GIS switching.

Motor room controller vs substation wireman skills

Common motor room controller skills

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

Common substation wireman skills

Substation Equipment, 68%
Transformers, 13%
Switches, 12%
SCADA, 7%

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