Rework technician vs bench technician

The differences between rework technicians and bench 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 rework technician and a bench technician. Additionally, a bench technician has an average salary of $41,317, which is higher than the $39,636 average annual salary of a rework technician.

The top three skills for a rework technician include hand tools, troubleshoot and IPC. The most important skills for a bench technician are troubleshoot, PC, and windows.

Rework technician vs bench technician overview

	Rework Technician	Bench Technician
Yearly salary	$39,636	$41,317
Hourly rate	$19.06	$19.86
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	39,986	79,375
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 45%	Associate Degree, 55%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Rework technician vs bench technician salary

Rework technicians and bench technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Rework Technician	Bench Technician
Average salary	$39,636	$41,317
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $50,000	Between $29,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between rework technician and bench technician education

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

	Rework Technician	Bench Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 45%	Associate Degree, 55%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Northeastern University	Northeastern University

Rework technician vs bench technician demographics

Here are the differences between rework technicians' and bench technicians' demographics:

	Rework Technician	Bench Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 74.4% Female, 25.6%	Male, 89.4% Female, 10.6%
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, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 8.0% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between rework technician and bench technician duties and responsibilities

Rework technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage windows applications for the user, maintain servers and manage help desk operations.
Perform rework on engineering prototype PCB's including SMT and through-hole device.
Perform rework with emphasis on SMT and PCB, and interface directly with engineers and technicians to construct breadboards and prototype
Work with PLC (i.e.
Test and follow ESD requirements.
Remove and replace damage capacitors, resistors and computer chips.

Bench technician example responsibilities.

Lead small teams in the development and installation of residential and commercial electrical and HVAC systems to include smart home systems.
Trouble-shoot and repair all boards to component level using oscilloscopes DMM's and spectrum analyzers.
Place fine pitch IC's and other parts as needed.
Repair pads and trace connectors on modems.
Repair and replace components within all iPhone models.
Experience reworking fine pitch devices and BGA components.

Rework technician vs bench technician skills

Common rework technician skills

Hand Tools, 15%
Troubleshoot, 9%
IPC, 6%
Quality Checks, 6%
SMT, 6%
Test Equipment, 5%

Common bench technician skills

Troubleshoot, 13%
PC, 8%
Windows, 6%
Circuit Boards, 6%
Test Equipment, 5%
Component Level Repair, 4%