Pos technician vs network technician

The differences between pos technicians and network 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 network technician. Additionally, a network technician has an average salary of $68,938, which is higher than the $39,820 average annual salary of a pos technician.

The top three skills for a pos technician include pos systems, PC and technical support. The most important skills for a network technician are customer service, switches, and troubleshoot.

Pos technician vs network technician overview

	POS Technician	Network Technician
Yearly salary	$39,820	$68,938
Hourly rate	$19.14	$33.14
Growth rate	10%	5%
Number of jobs	81,257	79,712
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	42	43
Years of experience	2	2

Pos technician vs network technician salary

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

	POS Technician	Network Technician
Average salary	$39,820	$68,938
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $65,000	Between $51,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between pos technician and network technician education

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

	POS Technician	Network Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Computer Information Systems	Computer Science
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	University of Pennsylvania

Pos technician vs network technician demographics

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

	POS Technician	Network Technician
Average age	42	43
Gender ratio	Male, 80.4% Female, 19.6%	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%
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, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 9.4% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	11%	9%

Differences between pos technician and network 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.

Network technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage DHCP servers including setting up DHCP scopes, enabling DHCP clients, viewing and managing active leases.
Manage city wide IIS deployment.
Manage Virtualization system, using ESX server/client.
Install, configure and manage Symantec Antivirus on all network computers
Use Symantec BackupExec to manage and maintain all server backups and file restorations.
Manage company Cisco series routers, switches, and ASA firewall integrate into MPLS network.

Pos technician vs network technician skills

Common pos technician skills

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

Common network technician skills

Customer Service, 9%
Switches, 6%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Routers, 4%
Lan Wan, 3%
Lan, 3%