Rework technician vs senior electronics technician

The differences between rework technicians and senior electronics 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 senior electronics technician. Additionally, a senior electronics technician has an average salary of $61,776, 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 senior electronics technician are RF, technical support, and analog.

Rework technician vs senior electronics technician overview

	Rework Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Yearly salary	$39,636	$61,776
Hourly rate	$19.06	$29.70
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	39,986	68,281
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 45%	Associate Degree, 58%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Rework technician vs senior electronics technician salary

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

	Rework Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Average salary	$39,636	$61,776
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $50,000	Between $44,000 And $85,000
Highest paying City	-	Pleasanton, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Halliburton
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between rework technician and senior electronics technician education

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

	Rework Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 45%	Associate Degree, 58%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Northeastern University	Northeastern University

Rework technician vs senior electronics technician demographics

Here are the differences between rework technicians' and senior electronics technicians' demographics:

	Rework Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 74.4% Female, 25.6%	Male, 94.6% Female, 5.4%
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 senior electronics 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.

Senior electronics technician example responsibilities.

Manage and ensure preventative maintenance, safety, and OSHA compliance programs are meet.
Analyze, and troubleshoot analog, digital, audio, and RF circuits to component level in telephone circuit boards.
Work to ensure compliance with all OSHA, ISO, cGMP and FDA standards.
Experience using oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers to measure and interpret transmitter system operating parameters.
Perform alignments using network analyzers, scalar analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes.
Train on ISO and IPC.

Rework technician vs senior electronics technician skills

Common rework technician skills

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

Common senior electronics technician skills

RF, 9%
Technical Support, 5%
Analog, 5%
Ac, 4%
Dc, 4%
Oscilloscopes, 4%

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