Recreation technician vs timber management technician

The differences between recreation technicians and timber management 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 recreation technician and a timber management technician. Additionally, a timber management technician has an average salary of $42,888, which is higher than the $34,151 average annual salary of a recreation technician.

The top three skills for a recreation technician include CPR, trail maintenance and GPS. The most important skills for a timber management technician are technical support, data entry, and CPR.

Recreation technician vs timber management technician overview

	Recreation Technician	Timber Management Technician
Yearly salary	$34,151	$42,888
Hourly rate	$16.42	$20.62
Growth rate	10%	-7%
Number of jobs	26,635	80,550
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	12	12

Recreation technician vs timber management technician salary

Recreation technicians and timber management technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Recreation Technician	Timber Management Technician
Average salary	$34,151	$42,888
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $45,000	Between $26,000 And $68,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between recreation technician and timber management technician education

There are a few differences between a recreation technician and a timber management technician in terms of educational background:

	Recreation Technician	Timber Management Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Recreation Management	Business
Most common college	Duke University	Stanford University

Recreation technician vs timber management technician demographics

Here are the differences between recreation technicians' and timber management technicians' demographics:

	Recreation Technician	Timber Management Technician
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 55.1% Female, 44.9%	Male, 66.3% Female, 33.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 7.6% White, 60.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 10.5% White, 56.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between recreation technician and timber management technician duties and responsibilities

Recreation technician example responsibilities.

Manage one-on-one and group social and physical sessions with long-term nursing and short-term rehabilitation residents
Map two-track ATV roads as a team using GPS and all terrain vehicles.
Upload GPS information onto a mapping database via mapping programs.
Cut and clear brush, and dig trenches to create fire-lines, using Pulaski's, combi tools or shovels.
Collect information, review data for accuracy and documents findings; prepare maps and used GIS to prepare reports and presentations.
Examine injured persons, and administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation if necessary, utilizing training and medical supplies and equipment.

Timber management technician example responsibilities.

Formulate and endorse operating procedures to achieve optimum support to the logistics program and proper property accountability.
Maintain all daily reports on SharePoint.
Research of cases when EOB reflects referral issue.
Utilize GPS to conduct numerous field surveys and data collections.
Monitor and troubleshoot communication, fire/life safety, lighting, generator and HVAC issues and dispatch field service technicians as required.
Coordinate HIPPA compliant sharing of medical information.

Recreation technician vs timber management technician skills

Common recreation technician skills

CPR, 20%
Trail Maintenance, 16%
GPS, 10%
Law Enforcement, 8%
Usfs, 8%
ATV, 5%

Common timber management technician skills

Technical Support, 20%
Data Entry, 17%
CPR, 13%
EOC, 10%
IP, 8%
Training Materials, 8%

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