Power technician vs electrician

The differences between power technicians and electricians 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 $48,850 average annual salary of an electrician.

The top three skills for a power technician include OSHA, hand tools and PLC. The most important skills for an electrician are hand tools, electrical equipment, and run conduit.

Power technician vs electrician overview

	Power Technician	Electrician
Yearly salary	$57,396	$48,850
Hourly rate	$27.59	$23.49
Growth rate	-15%	7%
Number of jobs	26,150	17,245
Job satisfaction	-	3.86
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 32%	High School Diploma, 32%
Average age	46	42
Years of experience	-	12

Power technician vs electrician salary

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

	Power Technician	Electrician
Average salary	$57,396	$48,850
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $101,000	Between $32,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	PBF Energy
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between power technician and electrician education

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

	Power Technician	Electrician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 32%	High School Diploma, 32%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	-	-

Power technician vs electrician demographics

Here are the differences between power technicians' and electricians' demographics:

	Power Technician	Electrician
Average age	46	42
Gender ratio	Male, 95.1% Female, 4.9%	Male, 95.6% Female, 4.4%
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, 8.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 2.2% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	3%

Differences between power technician and electrician 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.

Electrician example responsibilities.

Remove, analyze, identify issue install properly working pressure transducers, effectively accomplishing priorities to go underway.
Diagnose malfunctioning devices including transformers, motor starters, motors, PLC's, VFD's, and light fixtures.
Install and repair receptacles, lights, light switches, ac motors, and panel boards.
Work on the civil underground team work on all the underground for the ac to dc plant.
Install all phases of electrical construction in according to the ADA, NEC, NFPA, as well as project specifications.
Terminate wires to circuit breakers, transformers and/or other components

Power technician vs electrician skills

Common power technician skills

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

Common electrician skills

Hand Tools, 9%
Electrical Equipment, 9%
RUN Conduit, 6%
Transformers, 6%
Ladders, 5%
Switches, 5%