Skirt panel assembler vs electronic assembly technician

The differences between skirt panel assemblers and electronic assembly technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an electronic assembly technician has an average salary of $34,320, which is higher than the $31,561 average annual salary of a skirt panel assembler.

The top three skills for a skirt panel assembler include control panels, quality products and wire panels. The most important skills for an electronic assembly technician are mechanical assembly, mechanical drawings, and lean manufacturing.

Skirt panel assembler vs electronic assembly technician overview

	Skirt Panel Assembler	Electronic Assembly Technician
Yearly salary	$31,561	$34,320
Hourly rate	$15.17	$16.50
Growth rate	-	2%
Number of jobs	17,576	21,997
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	Associate Degree, 49%
Average age	43	49
Years of experience	-	-

Skirt panel assembler vs electronic assembly technician salary

Skirt panel assemblers and electronic assembly technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Skirt Panel Assembler	Electronic Assembly Technician
Average salary	$31,561	$34,320
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $40,000	Between $28,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Phoenix, AZ
Highest paying state	-	Arizona
Best paying company	-	Battelle
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between skirt panel assembler and electronic assembly technician education

There are a few differences between a skirt panel assembler and an electronic assembly technician in terms of educational background:

	Skirt Panel Assembler	Electronic Assembly Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	Associate Degree, 49%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering Technology	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Skirt panel assembler vs electronic assembly technician demographics

Here are the differences between skirt panel assemblers' and electronic assembly technicians' demographics:

	Skirt Panel Assembler	Electronic Assembly Technician
Average age	43	49
Gender ratio	Male, 82.8% Female, 17.2%	Male, 73.4% Female, 26.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 8.1% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 11.8% White, 59.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	5%	6%

Differences between skirt panel assembler and electronic assembly technician duties and responsibilities

Skirt panel assembler example responsibilities.

Work in FDA regulate clean room.
Install programmed and test various encoders, invertors and photo/IR sensors.
Bond solar cells onto panels then wire cells together per NASA standards.
Wire limit switches, pressure switches, transducers, pressure transmitters and cable harnesses.
Assist with the assembling and packing of medical/surgical components/devices to manufacturer and FDA specifications.
Read and interpret blueprints and check critical dimensions by using measuring instruments including micrometers, calipers and indicators.

Electronic assembly technician example responsibilities.

Operate stamping machine and assemble ESD carts.
Flex circuits, through-hole components and limit SMD work.
Hand soldering through-hole and SMT soldering to component level repairs.
Perform component level repair on SMT PWB's using test bed data.
Handle small delicate components, using ESD practices and clean room protocol.
Operate metalworking machines to fabricate housings, jigs, fittings, or fixtures.

Skirt panel assembler vs electronic assembly technician skills

Common skirt panel assembler skills

Control Panels, 67%
Quality Products, 10%
Wire Panels, 7%
Electrical Assembly, 5%
RAN, 2%
Solar Panels, 2%

Common electronic assembly technician skills

Mechanical Assembly, 12%
Mechanical Drawings, 11%
Lean Manufacturing, 9%
Soldering Irons, 7%
Surface Mount Components, 5%
Drill Press, 5%

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