Senior network technician vs certified medical technician

The differences between senior network technicians and certified medical technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a senior network technician, becoming a certified medical technician takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a senior network technician has an average salary of $49,896, which is higher than the $38,859 average annual salary of a certified medical technician.

The top three skills for a senior network technician include switches, troubleshoot and routers. The most important skills for a certified medical technician are patients, vital signs, and CPR.

Senior network technician vs certified medical technician overview

	Senior Network Technician	Certified Medical Technician
Yearly salary	$49,896	$38,859
Hourly rate	$23.99	$18.68
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	39,288	164,424
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Average age	43	44
Years of experience	2	12

Senior network technician vs certified medical technician salary

Senior network technicians and certified medical technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Network Technician	Certified Medical Technician
Average salary	$49,896	$38,859
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $78,000	Between $28,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	Redmond, WA	Denton, TX
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Alaska
Best paying company	Microsoft	Favorite Healthcare Staffing
Best paying industry	Technology	Health Care

Differences between senior network technician and certified medical technician education

There are a few differences between a senior network technician and a certified medical technician in terms of educational background:

	Senior Network Technician	Certified Medical Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Most common major	Computer Science	Nursing
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	University of Connecticut

Senior network technician vs certified medical technician demographics

Here are the differences between senior network technicians' and certified medical technicians' demographics:

	Senior Network Technician	Certified Medical Technician
Average age	43	44
Gender ratio	Male, 85.5% Female, 14.5%	Male, 20.4% Female, 79.6%
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, 15.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 10.0% White, 53.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	9%	8%

Differences between senior network technician and certified medical technician duties and responsibilities

Senior network technician example responsibilities.

Manage 10 servers , 2 UNIX , 6 Win2k3 and 2 Win2k.
Set up and manage firewall and content base web filtering.
Recommend, engineer and manage office systems, including centralize productivity and communication systems such as e-mail and centralize desktop environments.
Connect and configure LAN and WLAN networks and perform security updates on network devices and routers.
Train customer s employees on network protocols such as TCP/IP EGIRP, BGP, SNA, OSPF.
Implement wide area network solution using VPN and MPLS technologies to interconnect remote offices.

Certified medical technician example responsibilities.

Maintain the cleanliness of storage areas, trays, centrifuges, refrigerators, freezers and work area.
Administer medications to patients according to their medication record as scheduled, as needed according to physician orders.
Perform laboratory test and procedures in areas including chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, coagulation, serology, and bacteriology.
Perform first aid and apply CPR when necessary.
Perform first aid or CPR during medical emergencies until paramedics arrive.
Assist the residents in their ADL needs and prepare their meals.

Senior network technician vs certified medical technician skills

Common senior network technician skills

Switches, 9%
Troubleshoot, 8%
Routers, 5%
Network Hardware, 4%
Windows Server, 4%
Network Security, 3%

Common certified medical technician skills

Patients, 17%
Vital Signs, 12%
CPR, 8%
Administer Medications, 7%
Resident Care, 6%
HIPAA, 6%

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