Scada technician vs senior electronics technician

The differences between scada 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 scada technician and a senior electronics technician. Additionally, a senior electronics technician has an average salary of $61,776, which is higher than the $56,179 average annual salary of a scada technician.

The top three skills for a scada technician include HMI, PLC and control systems. The most important skills for a senior electronics technician are RF, technical support, and analog.

Scada technician vs senior electronics technician overview

	Scada Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Yearly salary	$56,179	$61,776
Hourly rate	$27.01	$29.70
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	44,449	68,281
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 51%	Associate Degree, 58%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Scada technician vs senior electronics technician salary

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

	Scada Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Average salary	$56,179	$61,776
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $80,000	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 scada technician and senior electronics technician education

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

	Scada Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 51%	Associate Degree, 58%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	Northeastern University

Scada technician vs senior electronics technician demographics

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

	Scada Technician	Senior Electronics Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 96.5% Female, 3.5%	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 scada technician and senior electronics technician duties and responsibilities

Scada technician example responsibilities.

Install, maintain, and programme Totalflow EFM's, liquid turbines, pressure transmitters.
Coordinate, train, and support field personnel as they configure PLC's, RTU's, and other devices.
Install Emerson THUM devices on most transmitters for wireless connectivity.
Configure and maintain PLC's at all sites including modifying or creating ladder logic as needed.
Sterilize instruments using specialize equipment including steam autoclaves, sonic washers, aerators, pasteurizers, gas sterilizers and acid sterilizers.
Train QC test and QA inspection operators.

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.

Scada technician vs senior electronics technician skills

Common scada technician skills

HMI, 15%
PLC, 14%
Control Systems, 9%
Data Acquisition, 6%
Transmitters, 6%
Logic Controllers, 5%

Common senior electronics technician skills

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

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