Senior installer vs computer technician

The differences between senior installers and computer technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a senior installer and a computer technician. Additionally, a senior installer has an average salary of $49,109, which is higher than the $39,767 average annual salary of a computer technician.

The top three skills for a senior installer include hand tools, safety regulations and fiber optic. The most important skills for a computer technician are customer service, desk support, and network printers.

Senior installer vs computer technician overview

	Senior Installer	Computer Technician
Yearly salary	$49,109	$39,767
Hourly rate	$23.61	$19.12
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	15,240	95,688
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Senior installer vs computer technician salary

Senior installers and computer technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Installer	Computer Technician
Average salary	$49,109	$39,767
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $75,000	Between $28,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	Alexandria, VA
Highest paying state	-	Virginia
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between senior installer and computer technician education

There are a few differences between a senior installer and a computer technician in terms of educational background:

	Senior Installer	Computer Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Senior installer vs computer technician demographics

Here are the differences between senior installers' and computer technicians' demographics:

	Senior Installer	Computer Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 93.9% Female, 6.1%	Male, 87.0% Female, 13.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 10.5% White, 55.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 11.1% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between senior installer and computer technician duties and responsibilities

Senior installer example responsibilities.

Manage crew working on Nortel CDMA network doing upgrades at cell site.
Install, test, and support DSL, Internet, voice, and other technologies.
Verify, organize and sort deliveries of computer and telecommunication equipment order throughout the company.
Maintain all telecommunication circuit orders and resolving any issues from hardware or remote site malfunctions.
Repair HVAC systems and restore functionality to malfunctioning systems; perform preventative maintenance and routine servicing.
Install and configure DSL equipment, VLANs, switches, SMS servers and other types of high-speed networks.

Computer technician example responsibilities.

Recreate and manage company website, maintain regular updates, manage DNS servers, administrate e-mail and outlook exchange server.
Manage and maintain desktop security updates company-wide with no downtime of systems due to OS vulnerability exploitation.
Manage backups, replications and disaster recovery plans of company mission critical servers and database files to ensure redundancy.
Add and configure networked printers for TCP/IP printing and other peripheral equipment including video conferencing equipment.
Diagnose and troubleshot computer hardware and software.
Fix computers, do inventory of computers, run cables.

Senior installer vs computer technician skills

Common senior installer skills

Hand Tools, 15%
Safety Regulations, 13%
Fiber Optic, 9%
Installation Process, 8%
Battery, 6%
PV, 6%

Common computer technician skills

Customer Service, 13%
Desk Support, 8%
Network Printers, 6%
Computer System, 6%
Technical Support, 6%
Laptop Computers, 5%