Power technician vs technician

The differences between power technicians and 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 $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a power technician include OSHA, hand tools and PLC. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Power technician vs technician overview

	Power Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$57,396	$38,045
Hourly rate	$27.59	$18.29
Growth rate	-15%	1%
Number of jobs	26,150	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	46	40
Years of experience	-	2

Power technician vs technician salary

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

	Power Technician	Technician
Average salary	$57,396	$38,045
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $101,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between power technician and technician education

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

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

Power technician vs technician demographics

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

	Power Technician	Technician
Average age	46	40
Gender ratio	Male, 95.1% Female, 4.9%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
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, 9.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 4.9% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	5%	2%

Differences between power technician and 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.

Technician example responsibilities.

Achieve multiple ASE certifications within first year of employment.
Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
Manage telecommunications installation and repair for hospital Nortel network.
Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Manage, troubleshot and repair multiple wireless technologies including fiber optic transmission switches.
Install peripherals including printers, fax machines, scanners, and smartphones.

Power technician vs technician skills

Common power technician skills

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

Common technician skills

Patients, 16%
Customer Service, 14%
Patient Care, 8%
Hand Tools, 6%
Diagnosis, 5%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%