Production engineering technician vs technician

The differences between production engineering technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a production engineering technician, becoming a technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a production engineering technician has an average salary of $75,513, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a production engineering technician include troubleshoot, process improvement and R. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Production engineering technician vs technician overview

	Production Engineering Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$75,513	$38,045
Hourly rate	$36.30	$18.29
Growth rate	3%	1%
Number of jobs	118,887	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	45	40
Years of experience	4	2

Production engineering technician vs technician salary

Production engineering technicians and technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Production Engineering Technician	Technician
Average salary	$75,513	$38,045
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $157,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	Richmond, CA	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	California	Hawaii
Best paying company	Goldman Sachs	Microsoft
Best paying industry	Energy	Telecommunication

Differences between production engineering technician and technician education

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

	Production Engineering Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	Purdue University	-

Production engineering technician vs technician demographics

Here are the differences between production engineering technicians' and technicians' demographics:

	Production Engineering Technician	Technician
Average age	45	40
Gender ratio	Male, 81.7% Female, 18.3%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 7.5% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	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	6%	2%

Differences between production engineering technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Production engineering technician example responsibilities.

Manage and distribute cad standards to contributing design consultants and assist with any design issues as necessary.
Programme and configure PLC compression molding, CNC milling equipment and non-contact metrology systems.
Test and troubleshoot engineering prototypes.
Test, troubleshoot and resolve outstanding issues by interfacing with sales engineering, application engineering and customers to ensure timely resolution.
Perform tests on RF and digital electronic assemblies and systems to characterize performance, uncover specification deficiencies and repair damage circuitry.
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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.

Production engineering technician vs technician skills

Common production engineering technician skills

Troubleshoot, 11%
Process Improvement, 9%
R, 7%
Test Procedures, 7%
Production Engineering, 6%
CAD, 6%

Common technician skills

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

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