Senior production technician vs process engineering technician

The differences between senior production technicians and process engineering 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 production technician, becoming a process engineering technician takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a process engineering technician has an average salary of $84,612, which is higher than the $64,014 average annual salary of a senior production technician.

The top three skills for a senior production technician include safety regulations, technical support and GMP. The most important skills for a process engineering technician are process engineering, continuous improvement, and process improvement.

Senior production technician vs process engineering technician overview

	Senior Production Technician	Process Engineering Technician
Yearly salary	$64,014	$84,612
Hourly rate	$30.78	$40.68
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	89,278	91,755
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	4

Senior production technician vs process engineering technician salary

Senior production technicians and process engineering technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Production Technician	Process Engineering Technician
Average salary	$64,014	$84,612
Salary range	Between $43,000 And $93,000	Between $64,000 And $110,000
Highest paying City	-	Cupertino, CA
Highest paying state	-	Idaho
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between senior production technician and process engineering technician education

There are a few differences between a senior production technician and a process engineering technician in terms of educational background:

	Senior Production Technician	Process Engineering Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Purdue University	Purdue University

Senior production technician vs process engineering technician demographics

Here are the differences between senior production technicians' and process engineering technicians' demographics:

	Senior Production Technician	Process Engineering Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 77.7% Female, 22.3%	Male, 81.6% Female, 18.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 7.8% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 11.2% White, 59.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between senior production technician and process engineering technician duties and responsibilities

Senior production technician example responsibilities.

Assist PMs in establishing effective project oversight and control, and in proactively identifying and managing project risks.
Review HACCP plans with USDA.
Assist QA, Shipping/Receiving and assemblers when necessary.
Assist utilities in plant maintenance to abide by strict OSHA rules.
Authore ISO procedures on various products in manufacturing, test and final shipping.
Work with engineers, machinist, designers, assemblers, QA staff and project managers to troubleshoot technical problems.

Process engineering technician example responsibilities.

Lead a team, scheduling, resource planning, to create 120 catheters on schedule for a clinical trial.
Perform IQ and OQ validations for both equipments.
Design and build test facilities for RF and electronic products.
Conduct SPC analysis and conduct ISO internal audits to ensure compliance.
Provide on the floor engineering support for upstream and start-up GMP manufacturing.
Track all equipment changes for cost, schedule and GMP impacts to project.

Senior production technician vs process engineering technician skills

Common senior production technician skills

Safety Regulations, 9%
Technical Support, 7%
GMP, 7%
Sops, 6%
Test Procedures, 6%
Production Equipment, 6%

Common process engineering technician skills

Process Engineering, 11%
Continuous Improvement, 8%
Process Improvement, 5%
R, 4%
Process Equipment, 3%
Technical Support, 3%

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