Plumber supervisor vs drain technician

The differences between plumber supervisors and drain 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 plumber supervisor and a drain technician. Additionally, a drain technician has an average salary of $59,122, which is higher than the $54,495 average annual salary of a plumber supervisor.

The top three skills for a plumber supervisor include plumbing, safety procedures and HVAC. The most important skills for a drain technician are plumbing, sewer lines, and CDL.

Plumber supervisor vs drain technician overview

	Plumber Supervisor	Drain Technician
Yearly salary	$54,495	$59,122
Hourly rate	$26.20	$28.42
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	7,629	25,624
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Plumber supervisor vs drain technician salary

Plumber supervisors and drain technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Plumber Supervisor	Drain Technician
Average salary	$54,495	$59,122
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $78,000	Between $38,000 And $89,000
Highest paying City	Hartford, CT	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Oregon	California
Best paying company	American Residential Services	American Residential Services
Best paying industry	Construction	-

Differences between plumber supervisor and drain technician education

There are a few differences between a plumber supervisor and a drain technician in terms of educational background:

	Plumber Supervisor	Drain Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	General Studies
Most common college	-	-

Plumber supervisor vs drain technician demographics

Here are the differences between plumber supervisors' and drain technicians' demographics:

	Plumber Supervisor	Drain Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 97.5% Female, 2.5%	Male, 100.0% Female, 0.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 21.6% Asian, 1.9% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 2.0% White, 66.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between plumber supervisor and drain technician duties and responsibilities

Plumber supervisor example responsibilities.

Train and manage less experience plumbers and achieve significant improvements in their productivity.
Assemble pipe sections, tubing and fittings using couplings, clamps, screws, cement, plastic solvent, caulking.
Install and service steam and hot water boilers, water heater units, pups, motors and rooftop HVAC package units.
Perform preventive maintenance on HVAC equipment, replace ballasts, maintain campus water fountains and other campus equipment as needed.
Perform plumbing service and new construction tasks while supervising journeyman and apprentice level positions.
Compile information on governmental incentive programs relate to the installation of energy or water saving plumbing systems or devices.

Drain technician example responsibilities.

Used various equipment and tools to unclog drains, camera pipes, install urinals and toilets.
Inspect manholes to locate sewer line stoppages.
Perform trench work, laying pipe, building underground manholes.
Assemble many pieces for custom bags and cushions utilizing good body mechanics.
Install pvc pipe, copper lines and flexible hose for residential water systems.
Remove and replace broken tile section or pipe, using caulking compound and cement to form watertight joint.

Plumber supervisor vs drain technician skills

Common plumber supervisor skills

Plumbing, 40%
Safety Procedures, 10%
HVAC, 10%
Water Heaters, 6%
Building Codes, 5%
Hot Water, 4%

Common drain technician skills

Plumbing, 52%
Sewer Lines, 11%
CDL, 9%
Commercial Buildings, 7%
Customer Service, 4%
Water Heaters, 2%