Prototype technician vs technician

The differences between prototype technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a prototype technician, becoming a technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a prototype technician has an average salary of $45,071, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a prototype technician include CAD, hand tools and CNC. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Prototype technician vs technician overview

	Prototype Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$45,071	$38,045
Hourly rate	$21.67	$18.29
Growth rate	-	1%
Number of jobs	48,310	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	50	40
Years of experience	12	2

Prototype technician vs technician salary

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

	Prototype Technician	Technician
Average salary	$45,071	$38,045
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $58,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between prototype technician and technician education

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

	Prototype Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Automotive Technology	Business
Most common college	Purdue University	-

Prototype technician vs technician demographics

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

	Prototype Technician	Technician
Average age	50	40
Gender ratio	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
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, 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	8%	2%

Differences between prototype technician and 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.

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.

Prototype technician vs technician skills

Common prototype technician skills

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

Common technician skills

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