Museum technician vs technician

The differences between museum technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a museum technician, becoming a technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a museum technician has an average salary of $40,953, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a museum technician include collections database, museum collection and artifact. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Museum technician vs technician overview

	Museum Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$40,953	$38,045
Hourly rate	$19.69	$18.29
Growth rate	12%	1%
Number of jobs	5,697	596,842
Job satisfaction	3	2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	44	40
Years of experience	4	2

Museum technician vs technician salary

Museum technicians and technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Museum Technician	Technician
Average salary	$40,953	$38,045
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $67,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	Delaware	Hawaii
Best paying company	Smithsonian Institution	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between museum technician and technician education

There are a few differences between a museum technician and a technician in terms of educational background:

	Museum Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	History	Business
Most common college	Harvard University	-

Museum technician vs technician demographics

Here are the differences between museum technicians' and technicians' demographics:

	Museum Technician	Technician
Average age	44	40
Gender ratio	Male, 39.0% Female, 61.0%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.3% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.4% Asian, 5.2% White, 76.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 4.9% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	13%	2%

Differences between museum technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Museum technician example responsibilities.

Assist with planning, designing, and prototyping new exhibits.
Prepare daily animal diets and perform cleaning duties to USDA and AZA standards.
Perform an array of prototyping, fabrication, assembly, integration, and installation of exhibits.
Organize and catalog anthropology, mineral science and paleobiology collections.
Create and run excel macros on ceramic artifacts providing statistical analysis data.
Create and run excel macros on ceramic artifacts providing statistical analysis data.

Technician example responsibilities.

Achieve multiple ASE certifications within first year of employment.
Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
Manage telecommunications installation and repair for hospital Nortel network.
Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Manage, troubleshot and repair multiple wireless technologies including fiber optic transmission switches.
Install peripherals including printers, fax machines, scanners, and smartphones.

Museum technician vs technician skills

Common museum technician skills

Collections Database, 11%
Museum Collection, 11%
Artifact, 11%
NPS, 9%
Pest Management, 8%
Cataloging, 8%

Common technician skills

Patients, 16%
Customer Service, 14%
Patient Care, 8%
Hand Tools, 6%
Diagnosis, 5%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%

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