Rural carrier vs information technology technician

The differences between rural carriers and information technology technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an information technology technician has an average salary of $49,031, which is higher than the $40,325 average annual salary of a rural carrier.

The top three skills for a rural carrier include delivery sequence, customer service and mail delivery. The most important skills for an information technology technician are customer service, troubleshoot, and technical support.

Rural carrier vs information technology technician overview

	Rural Carrier	Information Technology Technician
Yearly salary	$40,325	$49,031
Hourly rate	$19.39	$23.57
Growth rate	-6%	10%
Number of jobs	16,047	118,881
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	49	42
Years of experience	-	2

Rural carrier vs information technology technician salary

Rural carriers and information technology technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Rural Carrier	Information Technology Technician
Average salary	$40,325	$49,031
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $75,000	Between $28,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Cravath
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between rural carrier and information technology technician education

There are a few differences between a rural carrier and an information technology technician in terms of educational background:

	Rural Carrier	Information Technology Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Rural carrier vs information technology technician demographics

Here are the differences between rural carriers' and information technology technicians' demographics:

	Rural Carrier	Information Technology Technician
Average age	49	42
Gender ratio	Male, 38.0% Female, 62.0%	Male, 84.8% Female, 15.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 6.7% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 11.8% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	11%

Differences between rural carrier and information technology technician duties and responsibilities

Rural carrier example responsibilities.

Manage problems, conduct RCA investigations and deliver completed documentation.
Deliver mail to residences and business establishments along specify routes by driving personal vehicle approve by USPS.
Improve efficiency and safety of the route taken to deliver mail in order to comply with USPS regulations
Attend bid openings for prospective construction projects and prepared/draft construction contracts in accordance with RCA policies/procedures.
Ascertain that delivery address matches actual address, requiring excellent number memorization.

Information technology technician example responsibilities.

Manage and execute project to remotely upgrade VPN clients
Manage incoming tickets and incidents in remedy and troubleshooting.
Manage backups, replications and disaster recovery plans of company mission critical servers and database files to ensure redundancy.
Analyze and maintain OS and domain account information across systems to ensure efficient and security workstations and virtual computing environments.
Provide implementation coordination, vendor management, and training for voice over IP project (VOIP).
Work on multiple projects dealing with VMware, server installation, computer repair, web design, and networking.

Rural carrier vs information technology technician skills

Common rural carrier skills

Delivery Sequence, 27%
Customer Service, 25%
Mail Delivery, 6%
Mail Security, 6%
Necessary Paperwork, 5%
Postal Service, 4%

Common information technology technician skills

Customer Service, 14%
Troubleshoot, 10%
Technical Support, 5%
Desk Support, 4%
Computer System, 3%
Network Printers, 3%

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