Power technician vs refinery technician

The differences between power technicians and refinery technicians 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 $51,694 average annual salary of a refinery technician.

The top three skills for a power technician include OSHA, hand tools and PLC. The most important skills for a refinery technician are minor maintenance, safety regulations, and LOTO.

Power technician vs refinery technician overview

	Power Technician	Refinery Technician
Yearly salary	$57,396	$51,694
Hourly rate	$27.59	$24.85
Growth rate	-15%	-15%
Number of jobs	26,150	7,715
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 32%	Associate Degree, 38%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Power technician vs refinery technician salary

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

	Power Technician	Refinery Technician
Average salary	$57,396	$51,694
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $101,000	Between $39,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between power technician and refinery technician education

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

	Power Technician	Refinery Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 32%	Associate Degree, 38%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Industrial Technology
Most common college	-	-

Power technician vs refinery technician demographics

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

	Power Technician	Refinery Technician
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 95.1% Female, 4.9%	Male, 92.7% Female, 7.3%
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, 6.1% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% Asian, 1.5% White, 76.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.4%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between power technician and refinery technician 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.

Refinery technician example responsibilities.

Manage, develop, and execute department clearances (LO/TO).
Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Experience with Maximo and other computer systems.
Monitor and adjust units from the DCS and SCADA.
Perform distillation, absorption, extraction, adsorption, thermal and reforming.
Operate Plc computers and high pressure boilers, as well as forklift panel.

Power technician vs refinery technician skills

Common power technician skills

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

Common refinery technician skills

Minor Maintenance, 46%
Safety Regulations, 19%
LOTO, 8%
Cooling Towers, 6%
Plant Equipment, 6%
Hazardous Chemicals, 4%