Reprographics technician vs copier technician

The differences between reprographics technicians and copier technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a copier technician has an average salary of $38,796, which is higher than the $38,280 average annual salary of a reprographics technician.

The top three skills for a reprographics technician include reprographics, stitching and flyers. The most important skills for a copier technician are customer service, parts inventory, and excellent time management.

Reprographics technician vs copier technician overview

	Reprographics Technician	Copier Technician
Yearly salary	$38,280	$38,796
Hourly rate	$18.40	$18.65
Growth rate	5%	8%
Number of jobs	47,234	109,862
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	38	44
Years of experience	-	2

Reprographics technician vs copier technician salary

Reprographics technicians and copier technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Reprographics Technician	Copier Technician
Average salary	$38,280	$38,796
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $55,000	Between $29,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Los Alamos National Laboratory
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between reprographics technician and copier technician education

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

	Reprographics Technician	Copier Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Reprographics technician vs copier technician demographics

Here are the differences between reprographics technicians' and copier technicians' demographics:

	Reprographics Technician	Copier Technician
Average age	38	44
Gender ratio	Male, 72.0% Female, 28.0%	Male, 74.3% Female, 25.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 10.1% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% Asian, 8.8% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	5%	7%

Differences between reprographics technician and copier technician duties and responsibilities

Reprographics technician example responsibilities.

Manage internal reprographics systems for this architectural firm.
Generate and update engineering documents consisting of BOM, AutoCAD electrical and mechanical drawings, assembly instructions, equipment operating instructions.
Supervise and train less experience personnel in operation of laboratory standards, developing calibration procedures and OSHA safety policies.

Copier technician example responsibilities.

Manage all printer relate services with a strong SLA base objective.
Manage internal reprographics systems for this architectural firm.
Monitor copiers, run laminators, binding machines, cutting machines, stamp machines, etc.
Repair and perform periodic maintenance on all analog desktop and production print copiers in the Toshiba brand.
Distribute paper for both MFP & printer fleet.
Help update InDesign files to process variable print.

Reprographics technician vs copier technician skills

Common reprographics technician skills

Reprographics, 23%
Stitching, 13%
Flyers, 13%
Collating, 11%
Xerox, 8%
Inventory Control, 7%

Common copier technician skills

Customer Service, 25%
Parts Inventory, 6%
Excellent Time Management, 5%
Customer Satisfaction, 5%
Service Calls, 5%
Xerox, 4%

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