Senior switch technician vs technician

The differences between senior switch 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 switch technician and a technician. Additionally, a senior switch technician has an average salary of $91,510, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a senior switch technician include switches, test equipment and RF. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Senior switch technician vs technician overview

	Senior Switch Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$91,510	$38,045
Hourly rate	$44.00	$18.29
Growth rate	5%	1%
Number of jobs	13,113	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	43	40
Years of experience	2	2

Senior switch technician vs technician salary

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

	Senior Switch Technician	Technician
Average salary	$91,510	$38,045
Salary range	Between $66,000 And $125,000	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 switch technician and technician education

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

	Senior Switch Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Senior switch technician vs technician demographics

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

	Senior Switch Technician	Technician
Average age	43	40
Gender ratio	Male, 91.8% Female, 8.2%	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, 64.6% 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 switch technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Senior switch technician example responsibilities.

Assist in managing CDMA network, Voice/EVDO circuit's layouts, CDM circuit inventory and roll over's for cell sites.
Test, turn-up, and performance monitoring of transport circuits including Ethernet, OC-N, T1, and T3.
Work extensively with Tellabs and Alcatel 5500 , 1630 , 1631, CS1L , 532 and Tadiran DACS.
Install, test, provision and turn up DS1, E1, DS3, E3, OC3 and OC12 circuits.
Participate in a role on Ericsson's LTE eNODE-B integrations.
Turn up DS3 and DS1 circuits - perform hot cuts during maintenance window.

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 switch technician vs technician skills

Common senior switch technician skills

Switches, 16%
Test Equipment, 9%
RF, 7%
T1, 6%
AC, 6%
DS3, 3%

Common technician skills

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