Rework technician vs ie technician

The differences between rework technicians and ie 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 an ie technician. Additionally, an ie technician has an average salary of $67,439, 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 an ie technician are PLC, electrical equipment, and control systems.

Rework technician vs ie technician overview

	Rework Technician	IE Technician
Yearly salary	$39,636	$67,439
Hourly rate	$19.06	$32.42
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	39,986	28,129
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 45%	Associate Degree, 58%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Rework technician vs ie technician salary

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

	Rework Technician	IE Technician
Average salary	$39,636	$67,439
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $50,000	Between $49,000 And $91,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between rework technician and ie technician education

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

	Rework Technician	IE Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 45%	Associate Degree, 58%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	Northeastern University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Rework technician vs ie technician demographics

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

	Rework Technician	IE Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 74.4% Female, 25.6%	Male, 96.2% Female, 3.8%
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 ie 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.

Ie technician example responsibilities.

Lead a team of 10 engineers to develop an infrare telescope that are launched on the NASA high-altitude balloonproject BRRISON/BOPPS.
Programme, configure, and commission a variety of EFM's, RTU's and controls equipment.
Check and calibrate, trouble shooting and repairing instrumentation and electrical equipment, PLC Allen Bradley programming, operation support.
Focus on SCADA instrumentation and electrical systems to monitor plant operations.
Perform cause and effect testing to HMI.
Used a laptop computer running Rockwell software.

Rework technician vs ie technician skills

Common rework technician skills

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

Common ie technician skills

PLC, 9%
Electrical Equipment, 8%
Control Systems, 8%
Transmitters, 6%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%
Analyzers, 4%