Predictive maintenance technician vs utility technician

The differences between predictive maintenance technicians and utility technicians 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 utility technician. Additionally, a predictive maintenance technician has an average salary of $58,114, which is higher than the $37,073 average annual salary of a utility technician.

The top three skills for a predictive maintenance technician include vibration analysis, CMMS and PDM. The most important skills for a utility technician are customer service, ladders, and safety procedures.

Predictive maintenance technician vs utility technician overview

	Predictive Maintenance Technician	Utility Technician
Yearly salary	$58,114	$37,073
Hourly rate	$27.94	$17.82
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	110,849	121,895
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	High School Diploma, 32%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Predictive maintenance technician vs utility technician salary

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

	Predictive Maintenance Technician	Utility Technician
Average salary	$58,114	$37,073
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $80,000	Between $27,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	Milwaukee, WI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Anheuser-Busch
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between predictive maintenance technician and utility technician education

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

	Predictive Maintenance Technician	Utility Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	High School Diploma, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Predictive maintenance technician vs utility technician demographics

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

	Predictive Maintenance Technician	Utility Technician
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 98.5% Female, 1.5%	Male, 85.8% Female, 14.2%
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, 11.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 4.6% White, 59.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between predictive maintenance technician and utility technician 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.

Utility technician example responsibilities.

Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Assist engineers in daily duties such as lighting and HVAC.
Process includes both mechanical and electronic integration-programming of settings, PLC linking power settings, etc.
Collect, compact and bail cardboard, transport cardboard pallets to pickup area with a pallet jack.
Experience in/with electric motors, diesel motors, gasoline engines, pumps, plumbing systems, isolation valves.
General landscape maintenance including mowing lawns, blowing walkway surfaces, as well as tree and branch removal.

Predictive maintenance technician vs utility technician skills

Common predictive maintenance technician skills

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

Common utility technician skills

Customer Service, 13%
Ladders, 6%
Safety Procedures, 4%
HVAC, 3%
Cranes, 3%
Preventive Maintenance, 3%

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