Preflight technician vs scanner

The differences between preflight technicians and scanners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a preflight technician and a scanner. Additionally, a preflight technician has an average salary of $50,553, which is higher than the $29,178 average annual salary of a scanner.

The top three skills for a preflight technician include troubleshoot, customer service and adobe photoshop. The most important skills for a scanner are RF, computer system, and input data.

Preflight technician vs scanner overview

	Preflight Technician	Scanner
Yearly salary	$50,553	$29,178
Hourly rate	$24.30	$14.03
Growth rate	3%	-
Number of jobs	5,361	12,763
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Preflight technician vs scanner salary

Preflight technicians and scanners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Preflight Technician	Scanner
Average salary	$50,553	$29,178
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $71,000	Between $23,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Union City, CA
Highest paying state	-	North Dakota
Best paying company	-	American Woodmark
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between preflight technician and scanner education

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

	Preflight Technician	Scanner
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	University of Texas at Austin	University of Pennsylvania

Preflight technician vs scanner demographics

Here are the differences between preflight technicians' and scanners' demographics:

	Preflight Technician	Scanner
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 75.0% Female, 25.0%	Male, 35.2% Female, 64.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 6.8% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 7.7% White, 57.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between preflight technician and scanner duties and responsibilities

Preflight technician example responsibilities.

Supervise modernization of prepress department from letterpress to fully electronic and train incoming staff in typesetting and electronic prepress.
Implement pre-flight procedures that eliminate costly re-prints and increase production speed and accuracy.

Scanner example responsibilities.

Maintain and manage database with clinical details and digital radiology imaging.
Scan all documents receive from prepping department according to client specifications using IBML and/ Kodak i600 series scanner.
Scan EHR and paper offices.
Maintain (HIPPA) privacy and security rules.
Scan groceries at a fast pace and safely manner.
Scan and load packages on and off FedEx trucks.

Preflight technician vs scanner skills

Common preflight technician skills

Troubleshoot, 21%
Customer Service, 19%
Adobe Photoshop, 17%
Mac, 13%
FTP, 11%
Adobe Creative Suite, 10%

Common scanner skills

RF, 28%
Computer System, 12%
Input Data, 9%
Pallet Jack, 7%
Scan Product, 6%
Patient Charts, 5%