Remediation technician vs technician

The differences between remediation technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a remediation technician and a technician. Additionally, a remediation technician has an average salary of $41,790, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a remediation technician include OSHA, EPA and demolition. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Remediation technician vs technician overview

	Remediation Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$41,790	$38,045
Hourly rate	$20.09	$18.29
Growth rate	9%	1%
Number of jobs	30,357	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	38	40
Years of experience	2	2

Remediation technician vs technician salary

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

	Remediation Technician	Technician
Average salary	$41,790	$38,045
Salary range	Between $29,000 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 remediation technician and technician education

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

	Remediation Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Remediation technician vs technician demographics

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

	Remediation Technician	Technician
Average age	38	40
Gender ratio	Male, 91.6% Female, 8.4%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 10.4% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	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 remediation technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Remediation technician example responsibilities.

Lead a mold remediation team as well perform asbestos abatement along with general demolition and reconstruction in residential and commercial structures.
Maintain records of testing results for submission to EPA.
Apply an EPA register anti-microbial agent to the re-mediated areas.
Monitor moisture & humidity, control demolition, removal of contaminate building materials, and post-remediation cleaning.
Assist HAZWOPER technicians with logistical support for operations on project operations including research of facilities and vendors need for project completion.
Maintain current certification in accordance with HAZWOPER (29 CFR 1910.120 (q) )

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.

Remediation technician vs technician skills

Common remediation technician skills

OSHA, 20%
EPA, 11%
Demolition, 9%
Safety Procedures, 9%
Mold Remediation, 9%
Asbestos, 7%

Common technician skills

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

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