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What is a senior technical support representative and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025
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Kate Marek Ph.D.
The average senior technical support representative salary is $50,615. The most common degree is a bachelor's degree degree with an business major. It usually takes 1-2 years of experience to become a senior technical support representative. Senior technical support representatives with a IT Information Library Foundations Certification (ITIL) certification earn more money. Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 10% and produce 83,100 job opportunities across the U.S.

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ScoreSenior Technical Support RepresentativeUS Average
Salary
4.0

Avg. Salary $50,615

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level
6.7

Growth rate 10%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity
6.5
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.41%

Asian 10.56%

Black or African American 10.79%

Hispanic or Latino 16.75%

Unknown 5.41%

White 56.07%

Gender

female 26.72%

male 73.28%

Age - 41
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 41
Stress level
6.7

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level
6.5

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance
7.4

Work life balance is good

6.4 - fair

Senior technical support representative career paths

Key steps to become a senior technical support representative

  1. Explore senior technical support representative education requirements

    Most common senior technical support representative degrees

    Bachelor's

    51.0 %

    Associate

    28.0 %

    High School Diploma

    8.6 %
  2. Start to develop specific senior technical support representative skills

    SkillsPercentages
    Troubleshoot8.95%
    Escalate6.40%
    Technical Troubleshooting5.84%
    SQL5.39%
    Phone Calls4.94%
  3. Complete relevant senior technical support representative training and internships

    Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New senior technical support representatives learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a senior technical support representative based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real senior technical support representative resumes.
  4. Research senior technical support representative duties and responsibilities

    • Lead technical operations for an innovative workforce virtualization movement, including initial design and improvement of technical systems and processes.
    • Support and troubleshot the VDI and VPN environment.
    • Configure LAN/WAN - LAN-host configure VoIP PBX with NAT translation.
    • Create SQL queries as specified by the client to create database reports.
  5. Get senior technical support representative experience

    Generally, it takes 1-2 years to become a senior technical support representative. The most common roles before becoming a senior technical support representative include technical support representative, customer service representative team lead and technical support specialist.
  6. Prepare your senior technical support representative resume

    When your background is strong enough, you can start writing your senior technical support representative resume.

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  7. Apply for senior technical support representative jobs

    Now it's time to start searching for a senior technical support representative job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

    1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
    2. Consult your professional network
    3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
    4. Watch out for job scams

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Average senior technical support representative salary

The average senior technical support representative salary in the United States is $50,615 per year or $24 per hour. Senior technical support representative salaries range between $35,000 and $72,000 per year.

Average senior technical support representative salary
$50,615 Yearly
$24.33 hourly

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2023
Pros

You get to help a lot of people in many different ways as well as learning new things about technology

Cons

I have aids now due to the painfulness of sitting down all day


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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2020
Pros

I decided to go to technical support because I've been fascinated by technology all my life and I love working with the people as well. I want to use my technical know-how to solve directly the problems that customers have. I want to be the person who makes life easier and more enjoyable for people who have had a problem. This is what I like most as a technical Support.

Cons

I don't like sitting around being inactive. So I'll keep my self always busy


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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2020
Pros

I enjoy the challenges and learning new things . Technology is always evolving.

Cons

Customer is unwilling to provide you with necessary information in order to assist them.


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