Senior lan technician vs technician

The differences between senior lan technicians and 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 lan technician and a technician. Additionally, a senior lan technician has an average salary of $54,116, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a senior lan technician include switches, lan wan and IP. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Senior lan technician vs technician overview

	Senior LAN Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$54,116	$38,045
Hourly rate	$26.02	$18.29
Growth rate	5%	1%
Number of jobs	16,901	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	43	40
Years of experience	2	2

Senior lan technician vs technician salary

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

	Senior LAN Technician	Technician
Average salary	$54,116	$38,045
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $76,000	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 lan technician and technician education

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

	Senior LAN Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Senior lan technician vs technician demographics

Here are the differences between senior lan technicians' and technicians' demographics:

	Senior LAN Technician	Technician
Average age	43	40
Gender ratio	Male, 86.0% Female, 14.0%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	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	9%	2%

Differences between senior lan technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Senior lan technician example responsibilities.

Manage SCCM for all server and workstation updates.
Install and deploy PC's, printers, peripherals, and applications/software.
Research and create software loads for user PC's to insure compatibility.
Perform backups, system monitoring, troubleshooting, upgrades and repairs to LAN hardware and software.
Perform day-to-day LAN administration duties setting up user profiles and security access for a network or internal Intranet application access.
Install and implementation various types of servers/computers, printers, and networking equipment effectively provide quality service and installation for customers.

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 lan technician vs technician skills

Common senior lan technician skills

Switches, 20%
Lan Wan, 10%
IP, 8%
DNS, 8%
Network Devices, 7%
IIS, 6%

Common technician skills

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