Smog technician vs lube technician

The differences between smog technicians and lube 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 smog technician and a lube technician. Additionally, a smog technician has an average salary of $39,758, which is higher than the $29,959 average annual salary of a lube technician.

The top three skills for a smog technician include diagnosis, customer vehicles and customer service. The most important skills for a lube technician are work ethic, customer service, and hand tools.

Smog technician vs lube technician overview

	Smog Technician	Lube Technician
Yearly salary	$39,758	$29,959
Hourly rate	$19.11	$14.40
Growth rate	9%	1%
Number of jobs	63,758	131,008
Job satisfaction	-	4.5
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 32%	High School Diploma, 53%
Average age	38	40
Years of experience	2	2

Smog technician vs lube technician salary

Smog technicians and lube technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Smog Technician	Lube Technician
Average salary	$39,758	$29,959
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $56,000	Between $23,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	Denver, CO
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Martin Marietta
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between smog technician and lube technician education

There are a few differences between a smog technician and a lube technician in terms of educational background:

	Smog Technician	Lube Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 32%	High School Diploma, 53%
Most common major	Automotive Technology	Automotive Technology
Most common college	-	-

Smog technician vs lube technician demographics

Here are the differences between smog technicians' and lube technicians' demographics:

	Smog Technician	Lube Technician
Average age	38	40
Gender ratio	Male, 95.7% Female, 4.3%	Male, 93.7% Female, 6.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.5% Asian, 12.3% White, 56.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	8%	2%

Differences between smog technician and lube technician duties and responsibilities

Smog technician example responsibilities.

Manage daily repair activities for high-volume Honda repair facility.
Perform routine maintenance and advance diagnosis on customer cars.
Work with AutoCAD, set up designs and sending information to vinyl printer sending to plotter.
Certify Pass/Fail vehicles, and perform diagnosis and repair for failing vehicles to meet the minimum requirement for air pollution.
Repair Chrysler LLC vehicles with manufacture support diagnostic information and factory service procedures in a fast pace shop environment.
Repair Chrysler LLC vehicles with manufacture support diagnostic information and factory service procedures in a fast pace shop environment.

Lube technician example responsibilities.

Operate multiple types of forklifts and cranes.
Perform maintenance and trouble shooting of HVAC systems.
Work with ASE certify, world class technician as apprentice.
Reset TPMS systems, and perform alignments on most cars.
Study and learned with ASE technicians to perform quality service in a timely manner.
Consult with customers to troubleshoot vehicle problems and discuss potential work to be perform.

Smog technician vs lube technician skills

Common smog technician skills

Diagnosis, 45%
Customer Vehicles, 15%
Customer Service, 15%
R, 7%
Oil Changes, 4%
ASE, 3%

Common lube technician skills

Work Ethic, 15%
Customer Service, 13%
Hand Tools, 11%
Oil Changes, 6%
Air Pressure, 6%
Air Filters, 6%

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