Senior electronic test technician vs bench technician

The differences between senior electronic test technicians and bench 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 senior electronic test technician and a bench technician. Additionally, a senior electronic test technician has an average salary of $52,698, which is higher than the $41,317 average annual salary of a bench technician.

The top three skills for a senior electronic test technician include test procedures, level troubleshooting and power meters. The most important skills for a bench technician are troubleshoot, PC, and windows.

Senior electronic test technician vs bench technician overview

	Senior Electronic Test Technician	Bench Technician
Yearly salary	$52,698	$41,317
Hourly rate	$25.34	$19.86
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	31,718	79,375
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 45%	Associate Degree, 55%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Senior electronic test technician vs bench technician salary

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

	Senior Electronic Test Technician	Bench Technician
Average salary	$52,698	$41,317
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $72,000	Between $29,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between senior electronic test technician and bench technician education

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

	Senior Electronic Test Technician	Bench Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 45%	Associate Degree, 55%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Northeastern University	Northeastern University

Senior electronic test technician vs bench technician demographics

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

	Senior Electronic Test Technician	Bench Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 96.4% Female, 3.6%	Male, 89.4% Female, 10.6%
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 senior electronic test technician and bench technician duties and responsibilities

Senior electronic test technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage windows applications for the user, maintain servers and manage help desk operations.
Bench test and repair RF boards and test equipment to the component level.
Participate in the breakdown and setup of a state-of-the-art RF test and measurement production facility.
Install instrumentation transducers such as accelerometers, thermocouples and PressureSensors as well as any associate hardware such as accelerometer blocks.
Programme & setup all PLC programming, data acquisition systems, & PMEL calibration equipment.
Conduct monthly and weekly maintenance on SATCOM equipment.

Bench technician example responsibilities.

Lead small teams in the development and installation of residential and commercial electrical and HVAC systems to include smart home systems.
Trouble-shoot and repair all boards to component level using oscilloscopes DMM's and spectrum analyzers.
Place fine pitch IC's and other parts as needed.
Repair pads and trace connectors on modems.
Repair and replace components within all iPhone models.
Experience reworking fine pitch devices and BGA components.

Senior electronic test technician vs bench technician skills

Common senior electronic test technician skills

Test Procedures, 12%
Level Troubleshooting, 9%
Power Meters, 8%
Analog, 7%
RF, 6%
Troubleshoot, 6%

Common bench technician skills

Troubleshoot, 13%
PC, 8%
Windows, 6%
Circuit Boards, 6%
Test Equipment, 5%
Component Level Repair, 4%

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