Prototype technician vs ie technician

The differences between prototype technicians and ie 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 ie technician. Additionally, an ie technician has an average salary of $67,439, 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 ie technician are PLC, electrical equipment, and control systems.

Prototype technician vs ie technician overview

	Prototype Technician	IE Technician
Yearly salary	$45,071	$67,439
Hourly rate	$21.67	$32.42
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	48,310	28,129
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 38%	Associate Degree, 58%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Prototype technician vs ie technician salary

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

	Prototype Technician	IE Technician
Average salary	$45,071	$67,439
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $58,000	Between $49,000 And $91,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between prototype technician and ie technician education

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

	Prototype Technician	IE Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 38%	Associate Degree, 58%
Most common major	Automotive Technology	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	Purdue University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Prototype technician vs ie technician demographics

Here are the differences between prototype technicians' and ie technicians' demographics:

	Prototype Technician	IE Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%	Male, 96.2% Female, 3.8%
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 ie 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.

Ie technician example responsibilities.

Lead a team of 10 engineers to develop an infrare telescope that are launched on the NASA high-altitude balloonproject BRRISON/BOPPS.
Programme, configure, and commission a variety of EFM's, RTU's and controls equipment.
Check and calibrate, trouble shooting and repairing instrumentation and electrical equipment, PLC Allen Bradley programming, operation support.
Focus on SCADA instrumentation and electrical systems to monitor plant operations.
Perform cause and effect testing to HMI.
Used a laptop computer running Rockwell software.

Prototype technician vs ie technician skills

Common prototype technician skills

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

Common ie technician skills

PLC, 9%
Electrical Equipment, 8%
Control Systems, 8%
Transmitters, 6%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%
Analyzers, 4%