Prototype technician vs electronics engineering technician

The differences between prototype technicians and electronics engineering technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a prototype technician and an electronics engineering technician. Additionally, an electronics engineering technician has an average salary of $67,801, which is higher than the $45,071 average annual salary of a prototype technician.

The top three skills for a prototype technician include CAD, hand tools and CNC. The most important skills for an electronics engineering technician are troubleshoot, RF, and hand tools.

Prototype technician vs electronics engineering technician overview

	Prototype Technician	Electronics Engineering Technician
Yearly salary	$45,071	$67,801
Hourly rate	$21.67	$32.60
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	48,310	73,798
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 38%	Associate Degree, 57%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Prototype technician vs electronics engineering technician salary

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

	Prototype Technician	Electronics Engineering Technician
Average salary	$45,071	$67,801
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $58,000	Between $49,000 And $93,000
Highest paying City	-	San Carlos, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Texas Instruments
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between prototype technician and electronics engineering technician education

There are a few differences between a prototype technician and an electronics engineering technician in terms of educational background:

	Prototype Technician	Electronics Engineering Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 38%	Associate Degree, 57%
Most common major	Automotive Technology	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Purdue University	Northeastern University

Prototype technician vs electronics engineering technician demographics

Here are the differences between prototype technicians' and electronics engineering technicians' demographics:

	Prototype Technician	Electronics Engineering Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%	Male, 93.4% Female, 6.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 8.0% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 8.0% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between prototype technician and electronics engineering technician duties and responsibilities

Prototype technician example responsibilities.

Manage and distribute cad standards to contributing design consultants and assist with any design issues as necessary.
Wire and solder all connections to FDA standards.
Finish SLA and SLS parts for mold development.
Experience in reading micrometers, calipers, and blueprints.
Assist purchasing department in outside vendor (PCB fabrication) operations
Use precision measuring tools including calipers, gages, and torques.

Electronics engineering technician example responsibilities.

Manage and distribute cad standards to contributing design consultants and assist with any design issues as necessary.
Use of DMM s, watt meters, spectrum analyzers, RF monitors, soldering equipment and various troubleshooting software packages.
Assist with development of RF immunity and susceptibility lab for reliability testing.
Conduct research for possible manufacturing candidates for prototype production or for parts availability.
Maintain a vast amount of PLC control hydraulic and pneumatic systems associate with engineer wood technology.
Plan, direct and coordinate laboratory and field testing evaluating rapid development electronic and mechanical prototype systems.

Prototype technician vs electronics engineering technician skills

Common prototype technician skills

CAD, 11%
Hand Tools, 10%
CNC, 7%
Prototyping, 6%
Calipers, 6%
Autoclaves, 6%

Common electronics engineering technician skills

Troubleshoot, 10%
RF, 6%
Hand Tools, 6%
Lab Equipment, 6%
R, 5%
Oscilloscopes, 4%

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