Phone technician vs technician

The differences between phone technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a phone technician has an average salary of $42,690, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a phone technician include customer service, cell phones and phone system. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Phone technician vs technician overview

	Phone Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$42,690	$38,045
Hourly rate	$20.52	$18.29
Growth rate	8%	1%
Number of jobs	41,324	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	45	40
Years of experience	-	2

Phone technician vs technician salary

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

	Phone Technician	Technician
Average salary	$42,690	$38,045
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $58,000	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 phone technician and technician education

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

	Phone Technician	Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	New York University	-

Phone technician vs technician demographics

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

	Phone Technician	Technician
Average age	45	40
Gender ratio	Male, 77.3% Female, 22.7%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 6.3% White, 57.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	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	6%	2%

Differences between phone technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Phone technician example responsibilities.

Manage telecommunications installation and repair for hospital Nortel network.
Repair LCD and programming on various computers
Used POS system to determine which repair needs to be start.
Coordinate the maintenance and repair of T1's and associate electronic equipment.
Resolve DXU hardware problems and BS fault alarms with Ericsson OMT software.
Activate phones, run tests on the phones, and reprogram the phones.

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.

Phone technician vs technician skills

Common phone technician skills

Customer Service, 22%
Cell Phones, 7%
Phone System, 7%
VoIP, 5%
Windows, 4%
Cellular Devices, 4%

Common technician skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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