Scale technician vs service technician

The differences between scale technicians and service technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a scale technician has an average salary of $40,752, which is higher than the $40,379 average annual salary of a service technician.

The top three skills for a scale technician include HMI, preventative maintenance and PLC. The most important skills for a service technician are plumbing, customer service, and preventative maintenance.

Scale technician vs service technician overview

	Scale Technician	Service Technician
Yearly salary	$40,752	$40,379
Hourly rate	$19.59	$19.41
Growth rate	-3%	8%
Number of jobs	58,794	254,533
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 36%	Associate Degree, 29%
Average age	45	44
Years of experience	-	12

Scale technician vs service technician salary

Scale technicians and service technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Scale Technician	Service Technician
Average salary	$40,752	$40,379
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $56,000	Between $28,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	-	Richmond, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	IBM
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between scale technician and service technician education

There are a few differences between a scale technician and a service technician in terms of educational background:

	Scale Technician	Service Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 36%	Associate Degree, 29%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	-	-

Scale technician vs service technician demographics

Here are the differences between scale technicians' and service technicians' demographics:

	Scale Technician	Service Technician
Average age	45	44
Gender ratio	Male, 87.2% Female, 12.8%	Male, 89.2% Female, 10.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 8.3% White, 59.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 5.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 1.7% White, 72.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	4%	1%

Differences between scale technician and service technician duties and responsibilities

Scale technician example responsibilities.

Manage and distribute cad standards to contributing design consultants and assist with any design issues as necessary.
Complete programming training for HMI programmable scale indicators.
Install relays on plc systems connect to indicators.
Use of multimeter, computer software, and basic hand tools to troubleshoot scales down to the pc board.
Investigate and test asphalt samples to define physical and engineering characteristics of materials encounter during the exploration phase of a project.
Adjust transducers on flowmeters and other batch control equipment to insure consistent batches.

Service technician example responsibilities.

Manage and perform the installation of HVAC equipment, air handlers, condensers, thermostats, ducts and piping.
Perform routine maintenance work on loaders, conveyors, trucks, and trailers.
Cable installation as a COMCAST subcontractor
Ensure ISO compliance and perform QC.
Service damaged smartphones, tablets, and peripherals.
Remove and launch boats from water using heavy equipment.

Scale technician vs service technician skills

Common scale technician skills

HMI, 19%
Preventative Maintenance, 14%
PLC, 10%
Scale Calibrations, 6%
R, 6%
Service Calls, 6%

Common service technician skills

Plumbing, 7%
Customer Service, 6%
Preventative Maintenance, 6%
Hand Tools, 6%
CDL, 6%
Patients, 6%