Overhead door technician vs technician

The differences between overhead door technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an overhead door technician has an average salary of $49,294, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for an overhead door technician include ladders, cranes and overhead doors. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Overhead door technician vs technician overview

	Overhead Door Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$49,294	$38,045
Hourly rate	$23.70	$18.29
Growth rate	5%	1%
Number of jobs	94,253	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	45	40
Years of experience	-	2

Overhead door technician vs technician salary

Overhead door technicians and technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Overhead Door Technician	Technician
Average salary	$49,294	$38,045
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $68,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between overhead door technician and technician education

There are a few differences between an overhead door technician and a technician in terms of educational background:

	Overhead Door Technician	Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering Technology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Overhead door technician vs technician demographics

Here are the differences between overhead door technicians' and technicians' demographics:

	Overhead Door Technician	Technician
Average age	45	40
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 2.4% White, 67.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%	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	9%	2%

Differences between overhead door technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Overhead door technician example responsibilities.

Install, repair and perform preventive maintenance on rolling steel doors, sectional doors and dock levelers.
Maintain environmental conditions by installing and maintaining both heating and cooling systems such as air conditioners, chillers and refrigeration equipment.
Maintain environmental conditions by installing and maintaining both heating and cooling systems such as air conditioners, chillers and refrigeration equipment.

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.

Overhead door technician vs technician skills

Common overhead door technician skills

Ladders, 31%
Cranes, 23%
Overhead Doors, 17%
Hoists, 8%
Routine Maintenance, 7%
Levelers, 4%

Common technician skills

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

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