Predictive maintenance technician vs maintenance worker

The differences between predictive maintenance technicians and maintenance workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a predictive maintenance technician and a maintenance worker. Additionally, a predictive maintenance technician has an average salary of $58,114, which is higher than the $36,132 average annual salary of a maintenance worker.

The top three skills for a predictive maintenance technician include vibration analysis, CMMS and PDM. The most important skills for a maintenance worker are plumbing, GRASS, and general maintenance.

Predictive maintenance technician vs maintenance worker overview

	Predictive Maintenance Technician	Maintenance Worker
Yearly salary	$58,114	$36,132
Hourly rate	$27.94	$17.37
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	110,849	115,130
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Predictive maintenance technician vs maintenance worker salary

Predictive maintenance technicians and maintenance workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Predictive Maintenance Technician	Maintenance Worker
Average salary	$58,114	$36,132
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $80,000	Between $25,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	ABB
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between predictive maintenance technician and maintenance worker education

There are a few differences between a predictive maintenance technician and a maintenance worker in terms of educational background:

	Predictive Maintenance Technician	Maintenance Worker
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Predictive maintenance technician vs maintenance worker demographics

Here are the differences between predictive maintenance technicians' and maintenance workers' demographics:

	Predictive Maintenance Technician	Maintenance Worker
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 98.5% Female, 1.5%	Male, 88.0% Female, 12.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 4.5% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.7% Asian, 4.5% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between predictive maintenance technician and maintenance worker duties and responsibilities

Predictive maintenance technician example responsibilities.

Utilize various CMMS packages including Maximo, PMC 2000 and MP2.
Serve as instructor for Abitibi's CMMS.
Develop all PdM routes and determine the scheduling frequencies for the predictive maintenance activities.
Maintain equipment cleanliness during all process operations so as not to jeopardize product quality and/or purity.
Ensure consistent compliance with GMP standards, and maintain a running inventory of spare parts/orders.
Train on chlorine evaporators, nitrogen evaporators and mobile crane operation.

Maintenance worker example responsibilities.

Clean windows or mirrors, using cleaners, and squeegees.
Promote and enforce safety procedures; render first aid and CPR.
Conduct electrical repairs to include replacing outlets, light switches, and fixture replacements.
Identify safety hazards; respond to accidents and emergencies and administers first aid and CPR.
Mow, edge, trim and rake fields; operate riding mowers, light duty vehicles, blowers, edger.
Respond to service requests including custodial work, preventative maintenance and assessment of roofing, HVAC, furnace and electrical systems.

Predictive maintenance technician vs maintenance worker skills

Common predictive maintenance technician skills

Vibration Analysis, 18%
CMMS, 12%
PDM, 10%
Maximo, 7%
Condition Monitoring, 7%
Gearboxes, 6%

Common maintenance worker skills

Plumbing, 10%
GRASS, 8%
General Maintenance, 7%
Hand Tools, 5%
Building Maintenance, 5%
Mowing, 4%

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