Senior electronic test technician vs test technician

The differences between senior electronic test technicians and test 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 test technician. Additionally, a senior electronic test technician has an average salary of $52,698, which is higher than the $43,171 average annual salary of a test 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 test technician are test procedures, test results, and hand tools.

Senior electronic test technician vs test technician overview

	Senior Electronic Test Technician	Test Technician
Yearly salary	$52,698	$43,171
Hourly rate	$25.34	$20.76
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	31,718	71,414
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 45%	Associate Degree, 45%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Senior electronic test technician vs test technician salary

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

	Senior Electronic Test Technician	Test Technician
Average salary	$52,698	$43,171
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $72,000	Between $30,000 And $61,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Nokia
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between senior electronic test technician and test technician education

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

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

Senior electronic test technician vs test technician demographics

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

	Senior Electronic Test Technician	Test Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 96.4% Female, 3.6%	Male, 83.6% Female, 16.4%
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 senior electronic test technician and test 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.

Test technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage windows applications for the user, maintain servers and manage help desk operations.
Manage and distribute cad standards to contributing design consultants and assist with any design issues as necessary.
Perform in-circuit emulation and boundary scan testing (JTAG).
Perform extensive testing on CVD, PVD, display and solar tooling.
Configure bios to better suit the operating system, motherboard and CPU's needs and requirements.
Use of micrometers, calipers, torque wrenches, rivet and crimping tools, electrical test equipment, drill presses.

Senior electronic test technician vs test technician skills

Common senior electronic test technician skills

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

Common test technician skills

Test Procedures, 8%
Test Results, 8%
Hand Tools, 7%
Test Data, 5%
RF, 5%
Engineering Drawings, 4%

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