Power technician vs electric operator

The differences between power technicians and electric operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a power technician has an average salary of $57,396, which is higher than the $41,135 average annual salary of an electric operator.

The top three skills for a power technician include OSHA, hand tools and PLC. The most important skills for an electric operator are CAD, switch gear, and prototype.

Power technician vs electric operator overview

	Power Technician	Electric Operator
Yearly salary	$57,396	$41,135
Hourly rate	$27.59	$19.78
Growth rate	-15%	-15%
Number of jobs	26,150	31,044
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Power technician vs electric operator salary

Power technicians and electric operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Power Technician	Electric Operator
Average salary	$57,396	$41,135
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $101,000	Between $27,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between power technician and electric operator education

There are a few differences between a power technician and an electric operator in terms of educational background:

	Power Technician	Electric Operator
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Power technician vs electric operator demographics

Here are the differences between power technicians' and electric operators' demographics:

	Power Technician	Electric Operator
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 95.1% Female, 4.9%	Male, 92.4% Female, 7.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.1% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% Asian, 1.5% White, 76.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.4%	Black or African American, 5.7% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 1.5% White, 77.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.4%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between power technician and electric operator duties and responsibilities

Power technician example responsibilities.

Perform trouble shooting of equipment such as rectifiers, disconnects and battery plants.
Specialize in maintenance testing and repair of automatic transfer switches, low and medium voltage distribution equipment.
Repair automatic transfer switches at different sites throughout the state.
Install alternating current applications such as rectifiers, environmental circuits, etc.
Install, configure and troubleshoot LTE, UMTS wireless systems on ATT and Verizon network.
Perform installation, upgrades and reconfiguration to integrate UMTS 850/1900 and LTE 700/1900/AWS into existing UMTS/CDMA sites.

Electric operator example responsibilities.

Ensure continuous control of chemistry vital to operational reactor safety and provide oversight for complex radiological control maintenance.
Specialize in building distillation units used for distilling hazardous chemicals.

Power technician vs electric operator skills

Common power technician skills

OSHA, 17%
Hand Tools, 12%
PLC, 10%
Electrical Distribution, 8%
A/C, 6%
Safety Procedures, 5%

Common electric operator skills

CAD, 30%
Switch Gear, 22%
Prototype, 11%
Ac, 10%
Troubleshoot, 7%
Electrical Distribution Systems, 5%