Senior electronic engineering technician vs technician

The differences between senior electronic engineering technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a senior electronic engineering technician has an average salary of $60,079, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a senior electronic engineering technician include prototype, lab equipment and product development. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Senior electronic engineering technician vs technician overview

	Senior Electronic Engineering Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$60,079	$38,045
Hourly rate	$28.88	$18.29
Growth rate	-	1%
Number of jobs	67,019	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	50	40
Years of experience	-	2

Senior electronic engineering technician vs technician salary

Senior electronic engineering technicians and technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Electronic Engineering Technician	Technician
Average salary	$60,079	$38,045
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $91,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between senior electronic engineering technician and technician education

There are a few differences between a senior electronic engineering technician and a technician in terms of educational background:

	Senior Electronic Engineering Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	California State University - Long Beach	-

Senior electronic engineering technician vs technician demographics

Here are the differences between senior electronic engineering technicians' and technicians' demographics:

	Senior Electronic Engineering Technician	Technician
Average age	50	40
Gender ratio	Male, 93.0% Female, 7.0%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
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, 9.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 4.9% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	8%	2%

Differences between senior electronic engineering technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Senior electronic engineering technician example responsibilities.

Manage and distribute cad standards to contributing design consultants and assist with any design issues as necessary.
Assemble, test and troubleshoot new digital and analog pro, home and car audio designs.
Process control equipment have multiple PLC base controls via RS485.
Create full documentation package for PCB fabrication and for PCB assembly.
Support design engineering team in developing new RF power supply products for the semiconductor industry.
Work closely with RF and drafting engineers as a conduit to convey duties and schedule deadlines.

Technician example responsibilities.

Achieve multiple ASE certifications within first year of employment.
Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
Manage telecommunications installation and repair for hospital Nortel network.
Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Manage, troubleshot and repair multiple wireless technologies including fiber optic transmission switches.
Install peripherals including printers, fax machines, scanners, and smartphones.

Senior electronic engineering technician vs technician skills

Common senior electronic engineering technician skills

Prototype, 8%
Lab Equipment, 7%
Product Development, 6%
Test Procedures, 5%
Test Fixtures, 4%
Troubleshoot, 4%

Common technician skills

Patients, 16%
Customer Service, 14%
Patient Care, 8%
Hand Tools, 6%
Diagnosis, 5%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%

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