Signal operator vs signal technician

The differences between signal operators and signal technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a signal technician has an average salary of $51,106, which is higher than the $47,324 average annual salary of a signal operator.

The top three skills for a signal operator include signals intelligence, intelligence data and intelligence reports. The most important skills for a signal technician are traffic control devices, CDL, and DOD.

Signal operator vs signal technician overview

	Signal Operator	Signal Technician
Yearly salary	$47,324	$51,106
Hourly rate	$22.75	$24.57
Growth rate	-2%	10%
Number of jobs	31,263	25,177
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Associate Degree, 42%
Average age	47	42
Years of experience	-	4

Signal operator vs signal technician salary

Signal operators and signal technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Signal Operator	Signal Technician
Average salary	$47,324	$51,106
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $72,000	Between $37,000 And $69,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between signal operator and signal technician education

There are a few differences between a signal operator and a signal technician in terms of educational background:

	Signal Operator	Signal Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Associate Degree, 42%
Most common major	Communications Technology	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	Inter American University of Puerto Rico Bayamon

Signal operator vs signal technician demographics

Here are the differences between signal operators' and signal technicians' demographics:

	Signal Operator	Signal Technician
Average age	47	42
Gender ratio	Male, 80.7% Female, 19.3%	Male, 84.8% Female, 15.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 17.1% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 5.7% White, 55.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 5.0% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	21%	8%

Differences between signal operator and signal technician duties and responsibilities

Signal operator example responsibilities.

Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Operate as a SME on LLVI operations and equipment.
Provide ISR threat warning support and interface with other units.
Perform SIGINT collection according to current CCP assign by the CRC.
Perform identification, acquisition, recording, analysis and reporting of assign ISR tasks.
Intercept information from classify sources, processing and analyzing information and packaging and sending to NSA.

Signal technician example responsibilities.

Used UNIX base analysis systems to accomplish all tasks.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
Coordinate with road masters and other CSX personnel to get cars spot and efficient completion of all require task.
Assist in the construction and installation of ATC and PTC systems.

Signal operator vs signal technician skills

Common signal operator skills

Signals Intelligence, 29%
Intelligence Data, 27%
Intelligence Reports, 20%
SIGINT, 15%
Top Secret, 4%
Communications Equipment, 3%

Common signal technician skills

Traffic Control Devices, 22%
CDL, 14%
DOD, 9%
Signal Systems, 7%
MUTCD, 6%
IMSA, 6%

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