Repairman vs machines technician

The differences between repairmen and machines 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 repairman and a machines technician. Additionally, a machines technician has an average salary of $39,754, which is higher than the $35,121 average annual salary of a repairman.

The top three skills for a repairman include safety procedures, safety rules and preventive maintenance. The most important skills for a machines technician are CNC, hand tools, and calipers.

Repairman vs machines technician overview

	Repairman	Machines Technician
Yearly salary	$35,121	$39,754
Hourly rate	$16.89	$19.11
Growth rate	14%	14%
Number of jobs	549	106,175
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Repairman vs machines technician salary

Repairmen and machines technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Repairman	Machines Technician
Average salary	$35,121	$39,754
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $49,000	Between $30,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	Springfield, MA	Los Angeles, CA
Highest paying state	Maine	Alaska
Best paying company	The Manitowoc Company	ABB
Best paying industry	Technology	Automotive

Differences between repairman and machines technician education

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

	Repairman	Machines Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Repairman vs machines technician demographics

Here are the differences between repairmen' and machines technicians' demographics:

	Repairman	Machines Technician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 96.0% Female, 4.0%	Male, 85.1% Female, 14.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 3.3% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 3.4% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between repairman and machines technician duties and responsibilities

Repairman example responsibilities.

Perform and manage routine building maintenance tasks, including carpentry, electrical, plumbing, and minor HVAC repair and maintenance.
Accomplish final operational checkout for conformance to customer specifications of prototype and new electronic systems including system installation on new airframes.
Repair welding torches and regulators, silver brazing torches.
Operate fork trucks, overhead cranes, mobile cranes, and aerial lift equipment.
Perform machine repair maintenance on lathes, mills, grinders, drill presses, and shapers.
Replace electrical components, diodes, transistors, resistors, capacitors, etc, by soldering.

Machines technician example responsibilities.

Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Train employees on all safety practices and PPE usage.
Follow lock out/tag out protocol, practice good PPE and GMP protocol, help production when need.
Install plumbing and electrical components.
Construct various components and integrate them into submarine modules Fab.
Conduct internal ISO audits and assist external auditors with semi-annual audits.

Repairman vs machines technician skills

Common repairman skills

Safety Procedures, 11%
Safety Rules, 9%
Preventive Maintenance, 6%
AAR, 4%
MIG, 4%
Electrical Equipment, 3%

Common machines technician skills

CNC, 10%
Hand Tools, 6%
Calipers, 6%
Math, 5%
Good Communication, 5%
Safety Procedures, 5%

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