Rounder vs computer technician

The differences between rounders and computer 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 rounder and a computer technician. Additionally, a rounder has an average salary of $57,592, which is higher than the $39,767 average annual salary of a computer technician.

The top three skills for a rounder include customer service, assembly line and EMR. The most important skills for a computer technician are customer service, desk support, and network printers.

Rounder vs computer technician overview

	Rounder	Computer Technician
Yearly salary	$57,592	$39,767
Hourly rate	$27.69	$19.12
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	1,565	95,688
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Rounder vs computer technician salary

Rounders and computer technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Rounder	Computer Technician
Average salary	$57,592	$39,767
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $93,000	Between $28,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	Alexandria, VA
Highest paying state	-	Virginia
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between rounder and computer technician education

There are a few differences between a rounder and a computer technician in terms of educational background:

	Rounder	Computer Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Rounder vs computer technician demographics

Here are the differences between rounders' and computer technicians' demographics:

	Rounder	Computer Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 53.4% Female, 46.6%	Male, 87.0% Female, 13.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 14.4% White, 54.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 11.1% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between rounder and computer technician duties and responsibilities

Rounder example responsibilities.

Manage devices by configuring network topology and making DNS records updates/creation.
Champion the selection and ultimate use of Java and object-orient design and programming on a web-base financial inventory management system.
Champion the selection and ultimate use of Java and object-orient design and programming on a web-base financial inventory management system.

Computer technician example responsibilities.

Recreate and manage company website, maintain regular updates, manage DNS servers, administrate e-mail and outlook exchange server.
Manage and maintain desktop security updates company-wide with no downtime of systems due to OS vulnerability exploitation.
Manage backups, replications and disaster recovery plans of company mission critical servers and database files to ensure redundancy.
Add and configure networked printers for TCP/IP printing and other peripheral equipment including video conferencing equipment.
Diagnose and troubleshot computer hardware and software.
Fix computers, do inventory of computers, run cables.

Rounder vs computer technician skills

Common rounder skills

Customer Service, 60%
Assembly Line, 17%
EMR, 12%
Front Desk, 11%

Common computer technician skills

Customer Service, 13%
Desk Support, 8%
Network Printers, 6%
Computer System, 6%
Technical Support, 6%
Laptop Computers, 5%