Pos technician vs junior technician

The differences between pos technicians and junior technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a pos technician and a junior technician. Additionally, a pos technician has an average salary of $39,820, which is higher than the $39,417 average annual salary of a junior technician.

The top three skills for a pos technician include pos systems, PC and technical support. The most important skills for a junior technician are customer service, HVAC, and fall protection.

Pos technician vs junior technician overview

	POS Technician	Junior Technician
Yearly salary	$39,820	$39,417
Hourly rate	$19.14	$18.95
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	81,257	103,780
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Pos technician vs junior technician salary

Pos technicians and junior technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	POS Technician	Junior Technician
Average salary	$39,820	$39,417
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $65,000	Between $26,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	-	Alexandria, VA
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Citi
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between pos technician and junior technician education

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

	POS Technician	Junior Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Computer Information Systems	Business
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Stanford University

Pos technician vs junior technician demographics

Here are the differences between pos technicians' and junior technicians' demographics:

	POS Technician	Junior Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 80.4% Female, 19.6%	Male, 82.9% Female, 17.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.8% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 10.5% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 10.6% White, 56.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between pos technician and junior technician duties and responsibilities

Pos technician example responsibilities.

Develop Java base IAM system components to manage security and authorizations.
Install hardware and maintain software for PC point-of-sales systems.
Convert systems from IBM to NCR.
Provide both SQL database and DSL troubleshooting.
Work in conjunction with NCR to complete tasks.
Install and maintain CCTV and relate surveillance components.

Junior technician example responsibilities.

Manage backups, replications and disaster recovery plans of company mission critical servers and database files to ensure redundancy.
frame relay, TCP/IP configuration with NOC or on site engineer.
Set up new user workstations, updating software when need i.e.
Perform remote or in person program installation and OS setting changes to programs specifications.
Escalate tickets when need to upper level techs, system admins, or analysts.
Diagnose and fix computer issues, ranging from viruses, bloatware, and OS issues.

Pos technician vs junior technician skills

Common pos technician skills

POS Systems, 13%
PC, 8%
Technical Support, 7%
SQL, 6%
Point-of-Sales, 6%
Remote Support, 6%

Common junior technician skills

Customer Service, 19%
HVAC, 7%
Fall Protection, 7%
Technical Support, 7%
JR, 4%
Level II, 4%